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At least 24 people died after a passenger bus carrying around 40 passengers plunged into the Padma River while attempting to board a ferry in Bangladesh.

The accident occurred on Wednesday (March 25) when the bus lost control approaching a ferry at Daulatdia in Rajbari district.

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00:04At least 24 people have died after a passenger bus carrying 40 passengers plunged into the Padma
00:10River while attempting to board a ferry. The accident occurred on Wednesday when the bus
00:16lost control while approaching a ferry at Dalatia, about 100 kilometers from Dhaka. The bus overturned
00:23and sank nearly nine meters into the river. Rescuers have recovered 22 bodies from inside
00:29the submerged bus, including six men, 11 women and five children. Two women who were rescued later
00:35died, bringing the confirmed death toll to 24. Officials fear more passengers may still be missing.
00:42Road and ferry accidents claim hundreds of lives in Bangladesh each year.
00:59Day from Dhaka
00:59who is not לעsa, midnight.
00:59Drew
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