Cause
Two simultaneous festivities
The cause was extreme crowding at thePacked bridge
ThePacked jetty
TheVictims
32 people were killed and 1,674 people were injured. Victims were taken to Butterworth Hospital, Bukit Mertajam Hospital and other hospitals. The fire brigade struggled to extricate victims. The left passage was completely stopped. But the right passage could still operate, letting passengers travel to the island and back. The wreckage was left for a while for investigation and expansion planning. This news of the ferry terminal collapse was reported on the 8:00 p.m. TV3 main news.Effects
After the incident, theIn popular culture
On 11 April 2015,References
Further reading
* Rozlan Ishak, Alias Aziz, Norlen Mohamed (2004)