24 killed in truck-minibus collision in Assam
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At least 24 people have been killed in a head-on collision between a truck and a minibus in Kaziranga, Assam state, India. Another 18 people were injured in the incident. The condition of several of the injured is critical. The death toll is feared to rise further.
The accident occurred on Friday afternoon at the Rangajan area on National Highway-715 in the Kohora area of the state's Golaghat district. The truck collided with a minibus traveling from Bokakhat to Nagaon near the Hatikhuli tea garden.
Golaghat's Senior Superintendent of Police Swapneel Deka told the news agency PTI that primary information was received that seven people had been killed in the accident. Rescue work was ongoing at the scene and bodies were being brought out of the bus. He had expressed fears at the time that the death toll could rise.
District Commissioner Bishwajit Phukan said the injured have been taken to Jorhat Medical College Hospital. Children were also injured in the accident. However, the number of women and men could not be confirmed immediately.
He said they received news of the head-on collision between a passenger vehicle and a container truck at the Rangajan area around 2:40 pm local time on Friday. The injured were first taken to Kohora Model Hospital.
Later, several were sent to Bokakhat and the seriously injured to Jorhat Medical College Hospital. The process of identifying the victims is underway. It was initially learned that some of them were residents of the Nagaon area and five were from the Samaguri area.
The news agency IANS reported that there were more than 35 passengers, including college students, in the minibus. After the head-on collision with the truck, the injured were rescued and taken to the hospital.
India's Home Minister Amit Shah expressed deep grief over the incident. In a post on the social media platform X, he expressed condolences to the families of the deceased and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
The number of fatalities in road accidents in India is increasing at an alarming rate. In 2023, 1 lakh 72 thousand people lost their lives in road accidents in the country. On average, 474 people died every day—meaning one person died approximately every three minutes. In 2025, this number rose further to 1 lakh 83 thousand 382.
Source: NDTV
