At least nine people were killed and several others injured as a microbus, carrying a bridal party, plunged into a river after a bridge collapse in Amtali upazila of the district on Saturday.
The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
The accident occurred around 2:30 pm when a microbus and an auto rickshaw carrying the groomsmen were crossing the connecting bridge between Chawra Union and Haldia Union, which collapsed into the Subandhi river, leaving at least 20 people injured, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Amtali Police Station Kazi Tofazzal Hossain Tapu said.
Later, fire service and police personnel rescued the injured and took them to Amtali Upazila Health Complex where the on-duty doctor declared nine of them dead, he said.