Man fined for Padma Bridge rule breach; truck hits viaduct fencing

A mobile court on Monday fined Tk 1000 to a young man for breaching rules while crossing the Padma Bridge, on the second day of the opening of the long-cherished bridge to vehicular traffic.

The mobile court led by executive magistrate of the local administration Ashraful Kabir slapped the fine to Fakhrul Alam, a private car driver along with a group, numbering 7 to 8 for making tiktok video after parking his car on the bridge in the afternoon, said

The mobile court also warned five vehicle drivers and asked them to refrain from violating the rules.

“The local administration has issued a mass notification on the movement of vehicles on the Padma Bridge and its maintenance following the occurrence of many incidents on the first day of opening of the bridge. Directives were also given to conduct mobile court,” he said.

The government has imposed ban on plying of motorcycles on the Padma Bridge until further notice.

The ban imposed by the Bridge Division under the Ministry of Road, Transport and Bridges will be effective from 6am Monday.

The Press Information Department issued a notification in this regard on Sunday night.

Meanwhile, three people were injured when a truck carrying 136 sacks of onion hit the fencing on the viaduct road of the bridge on Munday afternoon. 

The accident happened when the truck driver lost control over the wheels following brake failure near Mawa toll plaza around 5:30pm.

The injured were taken to Srinagar Upazila Health Complex in Munshiganj.

The truck was coming from Shariatpur's Jazira and heading towards Dhaka's Shyampur through Padma Bridge. 

Plus, a patrol team of security forces seized another truck as it hit their vehicle while they were on the spot rescuing the injured.