RSOE EDIS: Bangladesh - Vehicle Accident - 2010.01.01

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2010-01-01 05:52:42 - Vehicle Accident - Bangladesh EDIS CODE: VI-20100101-24374-BGD Date & Time: 2010-01-01 05:52:42 [UTC] Area: Bangladesh, Dhaka Regio, Farīdpur District, Number of death person(s): 18 Number of Injured person(s): 56 Damage level: Heavy (Level 3) Not confirmed information! Description: A speeding bus lost control and hit a tree before crashing into a canal in southwestern Bangladesh early Friday, killing 18 people and injuring dozens, police said. Rescuers recovered 14 bodies from the wreckage of the bus after it crashed in Faridpur district, local police chief Awlad Ali Fakir said. An additional four people died while being taken to hospital, he said. The area is 64 kilometers (40 miles) southwest of capital Dhaka. Fakir said 56 injured people were being treated in hospitals, some of them in serious condition. Authorities ordered an investigation into the accident, he said. Fatal road accidents, blamed on rash driving, faulty vehicles and lax rules, kill more than 5,000 people a year in Bangladesh, the government says. Posted:2010-01-01 05:52:42 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu