Road communications with Longdu upazila and Merung of Dighinala upazila with other parts of the country remained suspended as a bailey bridge collapsed on Dighinala-Merung road at Choumohoni in Dighinala upazila of Khagrachchari district.
Shakil Mohammad Foysal, executive engineer of Khagrchchari Roads and Highways Department, said the bailey bridge collapsed around 9:30 am when two woods-laden trucks were trying to cross the bridge at a time.
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A human hauler, which was behind a truck, also fell down, leaving its three passengers injured.
A team of Khagrchchari Roads and Highways Department visited the spot.
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“It may take some days to resume the communications,” said Foysal.
However, no one was arrested as the drivers of the two trucks went into hiding after the incident.
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