Thousands suffer as Bailey bridge collapses
Three steel plates in the middle of a Bailey bridge over the Aoliakhana River on Jaldhaka-Domar-Dimla road in Jaldhaka municipality of the district collapsed on Sunday night.
Locals said a portion of the bridge collapsed when a stone-laden truck was crossing the bridge at about 10.30 pm. The truck somehow managed to avoid falling into the river.
Hossain Babul, Chairman of Jaldhaka upazila parishad, said about 50 thousand people of Domar, Dimla, Deviganj, Boda and Jaldhaka upazilas in Nilphamari and Panchagarh districts are suffering as the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) hoisted red flags on both ends of the bridge as a warning signal, forbidding people and vehicles from using the bridge.
Hasan Habib, upazila nirbahi officer of Jaldhaka, visited the spot yesterday noon and told this correspondent that he had asked the department concerned to take immediate steps to repair the collapsed portion of the bridge.
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