Cargo vessel sinks in Surma river: 6 hurt

SUNAMGANJ, Oct 1 (UNB): A cement-laden cargo vessel sank in the Surma River in sadar upazila following a collision with another cargo vessel on Wednesday, leaving six workers injured.

Police and witnesses said Holly Motherland, the Chhatak-bound cargo ship from Dhaka carrying 7500 sacks of cement worth around Tk 40 million of Shah Cement company, sank in the river after collision with Al-Kawsar-2, a stone-laden cargo, around 10:30 am at the launch ghat in the outskirts of the district town.

Six crew of the cargo were injured when the accident occurred.

Crack developed at the bottom of Al-Kawsar following the accident and it started to sink in the river.

Police and fire fighters are trying to trace the sunken cargo.

The injured were given treatment at sadar hospital.