Communication between Chittagong and Khagrachhari broke down as a bailey bridge near Manikchhari Bazar in Manikchhari upazila, Khagrachhari collapsed yesterday afternoon, leaving 10 people injured.
Quoting the witnesses, Mohammad Shahjahan, assistant superintendent of police in Ramgarh circle, said: “The bridge collapsed with a loud noise around 12:30pm when a stone-laden Chittagong-bound truck and a micro bus were crossing the bridge.”
Locals rescued the injured people who were in the micro bus, and sent them to Manikchhari Upazila Health Complex, which was nearby, he added.
When contacted, Mohammad Ismail Hossain, executive engineer of Khagrachhari Roads and Highways, said the bridge collapsed because its lifespan expired five to seven years ago.
The government had already undertaken a project to replace the bailey bridges with concrete bridges, the executive engineer said, adding that action would be taken to repair the bridge as early as possible.
