At least 23 killed, several injured in road accident in Assam’s Golaghat: Police

The passenger vehicle was carrying over 35 people, including students, when it collided head-on with a goods trailer near Rongajan in Golaghat district.

At least 23 people were killed and several were critically injured after a passenger vehicle carrying more than 35 people, including school students, collided head-on with a trailer in Assam’s Golaghat district on Friday afternoon, police said.

The accident took place at around 2.30 pm, when the passenger vehicle, travelling from Bokakhat towards Nagaon, collided with the goods-carrying vehicle, officers said.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Golaghat Swapaneel Deka said that at least 23 persons were killed in the accident.

The injured are being taken to nearby Kohora Model Hospital, while those who are critically injured are being shifted to Bokakhat Civil Hospital. “The injured persons were shifted to several hospitals. The incident happened around 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and the police are investigating what led to the accident,” SSP Deka said.

Officers said that the death toll might go up, as the police and security forces are shifting the injured to hospitals.

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According to preliminary reports, the Traveller was carrying more than 35 passengers, including students from Kaziranga High School. District administration officials have also reached the spot and are investigating the matter further.

This is a developing story and more details are awaited.