2017 Patna boat accident
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 River Ganges in Patna | |
| Date | 14 January 2017 |
|---|---|
| Time | Around 18:00 (IST)[1] |
| Location | Ganges, Patna, Bihar State, India |
| Cause | Overcrowding |
| Participants | 40+ |
| Deaths | 25 |
On 14 January 2017, a boat carrying more than 40 passengers capsized in the Ganges in the Indian city of Patna, Bihar, killing 25 people.[1][2] The boat was about to reach the bank when it capsized.[3] Overloading is suspected to be the cause of the accident.[2]
The boat was returning from a kite-flying festival on an island called Ganga Diyara in the middle of the Ganges, as part of the Makar Sankranti celebration in the city of Patna.[3][4][5] The small boat, which was overloaded with passengers,[3] was about to reach the bank when it capsized.[3] The boat's capacity was 30 people, but estimates from local officials placed its actual load at 40 to 50.[6]
