Ferry Sinks in India

Ferry Sinks in India

At least 18 people died after an overcrowded ferry capsized in a river in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. The small vessel, with 38 passengers on board, sank on Sunday while crossing the Runarayan river in Kolaghat, about 50 kilometres southwest of the state capital Kolkata. 'The ferry was overcrowded and leaking, and it overturned in the middle of the river,' said the West Bengal police inspector general. ‘The vessel hit a bridge before it capsized’, he added.