Kaziranga. A major road accident occurred on Friday near Kaziranga National Park in Assam. Here a mini bus and a container truck collided head-on. 23 people died in this accident. Police gave this information.
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Where and how did the accident happen?
A senior police officer said that the accident happened on National Highway-715 in Kohora range. This incident took place in Rangajan area near Hathikuli Tea Estate. Here a mini bus full of passengers collided with a container truck. Senior Superintendent of Police of Golaghat, Swapnanil Deka told PTI, “We have received initial information that at least 23 people have died in the accident.” We are all present at the spot. Dead bodies are being taken out from the bus. Therefore, there is a possibility of the death toll increasing. He said that the exact information about the total number of people traveling in the bus has not been received yet. However, according to initial reports, there were more than 35 passengers in the bus.
Another senior police officer said that the injured were taken to Kohora Model Hospital. Most of the seriously injured people were sent to hospitals in Bokokhat and Golaghat. Some injured were also referred to Jorhat Medical College and Hospital. The official said that two of the dead were women. He said many of them were college students. He was returning after finishing his classes at the time of the accident.
Who reached the spot for relief and rescue?
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Assam Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Atul Bora immediately reached the spot. He is also the MLA of this area. He was monitoring the relief and rescue operations.
What is the reason for the accident?
The police officer said, the bus was moving at a very high speed. She was violating the speed restrictions imposed near the park. We suspect that the driver of the mini bus lost control of the vehicle. After this the bus collided with a container truck.