The day the jetty platform collapsed and killed 32

Tragic scene: A filepic showing a damaged car surrounded by debris from the collapse of the jetty platform.

GEORGE TOWN: On July 31, 1988, the Pengkalan Sultan Abdul Halim jetty platform collapsed under the overload of thousands of passengers scrambling to board ferries to get across to the island.

The horrific incident left 32 dead and more than 1,000 injured.