24 killed in bus-truck collision in Assam
In Short
At least 24 people, including several college students, were killed and 20 injured after a minibus collided head-on with a container truck on NH-715 near Kaziranga National Park in Assam. Read full details on the rescue operations and CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s response.
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24 killed in bus-truck collision in Assam
GUWAHATI: At least 24 people died, including two women and a minor, and 20 others were injured in a head-on collision between a minibus and a container truck near Kaziranga National Park in Assam on Friday, officials said.
Many of the victims were college students who were returning from their classes. The accident occurred at Rangajan near Hathikuli Tea Estate in Kohora range on National Highway-715 when the passenger vehicle collided with the truck, a senior officer said.
"A very tragic accident took place near Kaziranga National Park in the afternoon. According to information received so far, 24 people have lost their lives. College students are among the dead," Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said during an official programme at Biswanath.
Several critically injured people are being treated at Bokakhat Civil Hospital and Jorhat Medical College and Hospital, he added.
