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Truck and bus collision in India's Assam kills at least 23 people
Police suspect speeding caused the head-on crash, which left college students among the dead and sent several injured passengers to nearby hospitals.
- A container truck collided head-on with a bus on a highway in Assam, India, near Kaziranga National Park on Friday, killing at least 23 people and injuring several others.
- The bus was traveling to a neighboring district with around 30 people on board when the accident occurred near the UNESCO World Heritage site of Kaziranga National Park.
- Golaghat district police superintendent Swapnaneel Deka told Reuters, "There are 23 confirmed deaths, and seven people have been referred to the hospital." The truck driver also sustained injuries in the collision.
- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said he was deeply distressed and sent a senior minister to oversee relief arrangements, stating, "Our foremost priority now is to make sure the injured receive the best possible medical care without delay."
- BJD president Naveen Patnaik, opposition leader in Odisha, mourned the 23 deaths in Kaziranga and prayed for the swift recovery of those injured in the fatal road accident.
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The Frontier PostBus and truck collision in India’s Assam state kills at least 24 people
GUWAHATI, India (AP) — A bus collided with a container truck in the northeastern Indian state of Assam on Friday, killing at least 24 people and 11 injuring others, authorities said.
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Patnaik mourns death of people in Assam road accident
Stay updated with ThePrint: Preferred Source Google Discover Bhubaneswar, Nov 13 (PTI) BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Friday mourned the death of 23 people in a road accident in Assam’s Kaziranga. Patnaik, the leader of the opposition in the Odisha assembly, also prayed for the quick recovery of those injured in the accident. “Deeply saddened […]
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