2 days ago
Six Killed, Several Injured In Assam Bus-Truck Collision
A passenger vehicle and a truck crashed in Assam on Saturday evening.
The passenger vehicle was carrying people from Nagaon toward Guwahati.
Six people, including the vehicle’s driver, died.
Several other passengers were hurt.
They were taken to a nearby hospital.
Police said a tyre may have burst after the vehicle hit a pothole.
The vehicle then crossed the divider and hit the truck coming from the other direction.
Police are still investigating exactly what caused the crash.
Six people, including the passenger traveller’s driver, were killed in the crash.
Several passengers were injured and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The 26-seater traveller was traveling from Nagaon toward Guwahati when the accident occurred.
Preliminary information indicates a tyre burst after hitting a pothole caused the driver to lose control.
The traveller crossed the divider and collided head-on with an oncoming truck near Nalagedera.
- Who
- Passengers and the driver of a 26-seater traveller, along with the driver of an oncoming truck, were involved; six people died and several were injured.
- What
- A passenger traveller collided head-on with a truck.
- Where
- Near Nalagedera on the Guwahati-Sonapur stretch of the National Highway in Assam.
- When
- Saturday evening.
- Why
- Preliminary information indicates that a tyre burst after the traveller hit a pothole caused the driver to lose control, but police are investigating the exact cause.
Key facts
- Deaths
- Six people were killed.
- Injuries
- Several people were injured.
- Vehicle
- The passenger vehicle was a 26-seater traveller.
- Route
- The traveller was traveling from Nagaon toward Guwahati.
- Crash site
- Nalagedera, on the Guwahati-Sonapur National Highway stretch.
- Preliminary cause
- A tyre reportedly burst after the vehicle hit a pothole.
- Police response
- Khetri Police joined rescue operations and are investigating the collision.
Sources
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