Archive · 13 Dec 2025
Truck Crash in Arunachal Pradesh
A truck with 22 people from Assam fell off a very high cliff in Arunachal Pradesh.
Only one person, a 22-year-old man named Budheswor Deep, survived.
He had many injuries but still climbed out of the deep gorge to get help.
The accident happened on December 8, but the truck was found two days later.
So far, only six bodies have been found, and it's very hard to get them out because the cliff is almost straight up and down.
The survivor is in the hospital and is stable, but no one knows exactly how he survived and climbed out.
The other people on the truck were workers from a tea estate, and their families are waiting for news about their bodies.
The bodies of six workers were brought back to Tinsukia for last rites, with the government ensuring proper arrangements.
Rescue operations are still ongoing to recover the remaining bodies and trace four missing labourers.
A truck carrying 22 people fell off a 200-250 metre cliff in Arunachal Pradesh, near the China border.
Only one person, 22-year-old Budheswor Deep, survived the accident and climbed out of the gorge to alert authorities.
Rescue teams have so far recovered six bodies, with the operation being challenging due to the steep terrain.
Deep is in stable condition at the Assam Medical College & Hospital with fractured hips and injuries to his lungs and brain.
The bodies of six workers were brought back to Tinsukia for last rites, with the government ensuring proper arrangements.
- Who
- 22 people from Assam's Tinsukia, including Budheswor Deep, the sole survivor
- What
- A truck carrying 22 people fell off a cliff
- When
- December 8, discovered on December 10
- Where
- Remote, mountainous location in Arunachal Pradesh, near the China border, around 40 km from Hayuliang town
- Why
- The truck fell off a narrow mountain road into a ravine
- Location
- Arunachal Pradesh, near China border
- Date of Accident
- December 8
- Number of People in Truck
- 22
- Number of Bodies Recovered
- 6
- Survivor's Name
- Budheswor Deep
- Survivor's Age
- 22
- Injuries of Survivor
- Fractured hips, lung and brain injuries
- Distance of Fall
- 200-250 metres
- Bodies Returned
- 6
- Remaining Bodies
- 17
- Missing Labourers
- 4
Sources
‘Miracle is the appropriate word’: Truck with 22 people fell off a cliff. One man survived
17 bodies recovered so far as search for 21 workers continue in Arunachal crash site
Arunachal crash: Bodies of six Tinsukia workers brought home for last rites
11 more bodies retrieved from Arunachal accident site
Bodies of 6 Assam labourers killed in Arunachal road accident handed to their families