A minibus and a container truck collided on National Highway-715, killing several college students.
At least 26 people, including women and minors, died on Friday when a minibus and a container truck collided near Kaziranga National Park in Assam, according to ThePrint. The head-on crash occurred at Rangajan on National Highway-715 in the Kohora range.
Many of the victims were college students returning from classes. The minibus was travelling from Golaghat to Nagaon, while the container truck was heading towards Upper Assam. Officials stated the minibus was likely travelling at high speed and violated restrictions near the park.
Dipam Kumar Barman, a senior doctor at Kohora Model Hospital, said the death toll reached 26 and ambulances were transporting victims to various hospitals. Twenty others were injured in the accident. Critically injured individuals are receiving treatment at Bokakhat Civil Hospital and Jorhat Medical College and Hospital.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said he would visit the site on Saturday and noted that college students were among the dead. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Rs 2 lakh for the families of each deceased person and Rs 50,000 for each injured person, according to the Deccan Herald.
Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Atul Bora visited the site to oversee relief operations. He stated that postmortems would be conducted at Swahid Kushal Konwar Civil Hospital in Golaghat on Saturday daytime per the Chief Minister's instructions.
