At least 10 people are feared dead after a passenger Traveller collided head-on with a goods trailer in Assam's Golaghat district.
The vehicle was carrying more than 35 passengers, including students from Kaziranga High School, when the accident occurred.
Police said 22 people were critically injured, while rescue teams shifted them to nearby hospitals for treatment.
At least 10 people are feared dead and 22 others 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 around 2.30 pm when the Traveller, travelling from Bokakhat towards Nagaon, collided with the goods-carrying vehicle.
Preliminary reports suggest that the passenger vehicle was carrying more than 35 people, including students from Kaziranga High School.
The casualty figures remain uncertain, with police saying the number of deaths could not be confirmed until doctors complete their assessment. “Initial reports suggest that seven to ten casualties are possible, but we are waiting for the doctors to confirm,” an officer told Hindustan Times.
Rescue teams and security personnel are shifting the injured to nearby hospitals. The injured are being taken to Kohora Model Hospital, while those in critical condition are being shifted to Bokakhat Civil Hospital. Police said 22 people were critically injured.
Officials from the district administration have also reached the accident site. Further details are awaited as the investigation continues.
(This is a developing story.)
