Four of family killed in road accident in Assam

Sivasagar: Four members of a family, including two women and a child, were killed and another was injured in a road accident in Sivasagar district on Sunday, police said. The incident happened at 4.45 pm when a vehicle carrying five persons of a family collided with a bus, a police officer said, adding, three members of the family died on the spot. The accident took place under the jurisdiction of Demow police station at Bamunbari, on National Highway 37, in upper Assam, the police officer said. The child, an eight-year-old boy, succumbed to his injuries at a private hospital, the officer said, adding, another member of the family, who was driving the vehicle, was fighting for his life at the nursing home, he added. The deceased were identified as Akoni Tamuly (53), her daughter Swapnom Tamuly (32), her husband Pranjal Duori (36) and their son Bistov Duori (8). (PTI)