Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Student killed, two injured in Assam auto-car collision
Something very sad happened in Assam, a state in India.
Three students were riding in a small vehicle called an auto.
They were going to a celebration for India's Independence Day.
On the way, the auto crashed into a car.
Sadly, one student, a boy, lost his life.
The other two students, both girls, were hurt very badly.
They were taken to Diphu Medical College and Hospital.
The boy was then sent to another hospital in Dimapur, but he did not survive.
The girls are still getting treatment at Diphu.
Police told everyone about the accident on Sunday.
One student was killed and two other students were seriously injured when the auto they were travelling in collided with a car.
The accident occurred on Saturday on the Dhansiri-Diphu road in Assam's Karbi Anglong district.
The three students were travelling to attend an Independence Day celebration in the area.
The male student was referred from Diphu Medical College and Hospital to a hospital in Dimapur, but later succumbed to his injuries.
The two injured girls are undergoing treatment at Diphu; police reported the accident on Sunday.
- Who
- Three students from Daldali Mesebdainyah village in Dhansiri — one male and two girls — and police in Assam's Karbi Anglong district.
- What
- One student was killed and two others seriously injured when the auto they were travelling in collided with a car.
- When
- Saturday; police confirmed the accident on Sunday.
- Where
- Dhansiri-Diphu road, Karbi Anglong district, Assam.
- Why
- The students were on their way to attend the area's Independence Day celebration when the collision occurred.
- Casualties
- 1 killed, 2 seriously injured
- Vehicles involved
- Auto and car
- Victims
- 3 students (1 male, 2 girls)
- Location
- Dhansiri-Diphu road, Karbi Anglong district, Assam
- Incident date
- Saturday; reported Sunday
- Hospital
- Diphu Medical College and Hospital
- Students' village
- Daldali Mesebdainyah, Dhansiri
- Source
- PTI
