12 dead, 25 injured in Assam road accident

Date:

Share post:

spot_imgspot_img
Guwahati, Jan 3: At least 12 people were killed and 25 others injured after a bus collided with a truck in Assam’s Golaghat district on Wednesday, police said.

The accident took place at around 5 a.m. in the Balijan area near Dergaon.

Golaghat SP Rajen Singh said: “All the deceased and injured persons were travelling by the bus which was heading towards Tilinga Mandir from the Kambandha area of the district. It suffered a major collision with the truck which was coming from the opposite direction.”

According to the police, 10 people died on the spot and the remaining two succumbed to their injuries at the Jorhat Medical College and Hospital.

Further details are awaited.

spot_imgspot_img

Related articles

Question mark on former MCA prez’s advisory roles after MSCW indictment

U-23 cricketers’ sexual harassment case SHILLONG, June 28: The Meghalaya State Commission for Women (MSCW) has indicted former MCA...

KHADC faces blame for leaving Khasi medicine hub ‘dilapidated’

SHILLONG, June 28: Blaming the KHADC for handing over a “dilapidated” and “non-functional” facility despite an investment of...

Couple held in city drug bust; narcotics seized

SHILLONG, June 28: The Anti-Narcotic Task Force (ANTF) arrested a couple from Them Iew Mawlong late Saturday and...

Missing Tura man found in West Bengal

TURA, June 28: A Tura resident missing since June 24 was found at Howrah Railway Station in West...