Microbus falls into Hatirjheel lake

A microbus plunged into Hatirjheel Lake in Dhaka breaking the railing of a bridge this morning.

No casualty has been reported in the accident as the driver of the microbus managed to come out of the vehicle and  swim ashore, said Ershad Hossain, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters.

The  incident took place around 9:45am, added the fire service official.

On information, two fire-fighting units rushed to the spot and managed to pull out the sunken vehicle around 10:50am, he added.

Meanwhile, a member of a popular Traffic Alert group on Facebook posted some photos of the accident and claimed that it took place behind the Gulshan Police Plaza near the lake.

Source: thedailystar