Archive · 9 Oct 2026
32 BSF Personnel Injured in Assam Highway Bus-Truck Crash
A bus carrying Border Security Force personnel crashed into the back of a truck in Assam.
The personnel were returning after election duty.
The crash happened near Howly on National Highway 27.
Thirty-two personnel were hurt.
Fourteen of them were taken to Barpeta Medical College and Hospital.
One person was reported to be in very serious condition in the ICU.
The bus driver, Samsul Hoque, died at the scene.
Police went to the crash site and started an initial investigation.
A bus carrying BSF personnel returning from election duty collided with the rear of a truck.
The crash occurred near Howly on National Highway 27 in Assam’s Barpeta district.
Thirty-two BSF personnel were injured, including 14 admitted to Barpeta Medical College and Hospital.
One injured personnel was reported in critical condition and receiving treatment in the ICU.
Bus driver Samsul Hoque, 42, died at the scene; Howly Police began a preliminary investigation.
- Who
- Thirty-two BSF personnel were injured; bus driver Samsul Hoque died.
- What
- A bus carrying BSF personnel struck the rear of a truck.
- When
- The article does not specify the date or time.
- Where
- Near Howly on National Highway 27, in Barpeta district, Assam.
- Why
- The cause of the collision is not stated; the personnel were returning from election duty.
- Injured BSF personnel
- 32
- Admitted to Barpeta Medical College and Hospital
- 14 critically injured personnel
- Reported ICU condition
- One injured personnel was in critical condition
- Fatality
- Bus driver Samsul Hoque died at the scene
- Driver's age
- 42
- Crash location
- Near Howly on National Highway 27, Barpeta district, Assam