SHILLONG: Altogether 18 passengers have sustained injuries in two separate road mishaps involving night super buses in the State in the past few days.
In the first incident, 16 passengers suffered injuries when a Silchar-bound night super bus (AS-24C-2829) driven by Promojit Das dashed against a hillock on NH-44 at Ratacherra in East Jaintia Hills.
The injured passengers were removed to Kalain and Silchar for treatment.
In another incident, a night super bus (AS-01AC-6135) ferrying passenger from Mizoram to Guwahati overturned on NH-40 at Umbang in Ri-Bhoi District at around 5:30 am on Wednesday.
Two injured passengers Ajay Karjeer (21) and Md. Habijur Haque (22) were removed to Shillong Civil Hospital for treatment.
