JAKARTA - At least 26 people have died and a number of others are missing after a speedboat full of passengers collided with a ship laden with sand and sank in Bangladesh's Padma River on Monday, May 3.
"The evacuation team found 26 bodies and several others may still be missing," said Miraj Hossain, a senior police officer in Madaripur district, where the incident occurred.
Five people were rescued and taken to a nearby hospital, he said.
Hundreds of people die each year in ferry accidents in Bangladesh, a low-lying country with extensive waterways and lax safety standards.
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