At least 23 people die in Assam bus-truck collision near Kaziranga
The head-on collision between a minibus and a container truck occurred on Friday afternoon on National Highway 715.
At least 23 people died and 20 others were injured after a minibus collided head-on with a container truck near Kaziranga National Park in Assam on Friday, according to reports from Rediff and Pragativadi.
The accident took place at approximately 2:30 pm at Rangajan in the Kohora range on National Highway 715. The passenger vehicle was travelling from Bokakhat towards Nagaon and was carrying over 35 people, including students from Kaziranga High School, when it hit the oncoming truck.
Golaghat Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Swapaneel Deka confirmed the fatalities and stated that the death toll could increase as rescue teams work to recover victims from the wreckage.
A police officer noted that among the deceased were two women and several college students who were travelling back from their classes.
The injured were initially taken to Kohora Model Hospital, while 20 people were referred to Jorhat Medical College and Hospital for advanced treatment. Other injured passengers were sent to Bokakhat Civil Hospital and Golaghat.
Preliminary police assessments suggest the accident may have been caused by overspeeding on the restricted Kaziranga stretch, leading the driver to lose control of the minibus.