Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Five Killed After Passenger Vehicle Hits Truck Near Khetri
A serious road crash happened near Khetri on Sunday.
A passenger vehicle was traveling from Nagaon to Guwahati.
The driver lost control of the vehicle.
It crossed the divider in the middle of the highway.
The vehicle then hit a truck coming from the other direction.
Five passengers, including a woman, died at the scene.
Four other people were badly hurt.
Emergency workers rescued the injured and took them to a hospital.
Police and responders also cleared the wreckage from the road.
Five people, including a woman, were killed in a crash on National Highway 27 near Khetri.
The accident occurred in Nalgedra, in Assam’s Kamrup (Metro) district, on Sunday.
A passenger vehicle traveling from Nagaon toward Guwahati crossed the median divider.
The vehicle collided head-on with an oncoming truck in the opposite lane.
Four critically injured survivors were taken to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital for treatment.
- Who
- Passengers in a vehicle and the occupants of an oncoming truck were involved; five passengers died and four survivors were critically injured.
- What
- A passenger vehicle crossed the median and collided head-on with an oncoming truck.
- When
- Sunday; the article does not provide a calendar date.
- Where
- National Highway 27 in Nalgedra near Khetri, Kamrup (Metro) district.
- Why
- According to police, the passenger-vehicle driver lost control shortly before the collision.
- Fatalities
- Five people, including a woman, died at the scene.
- Injured
- Four survivors were critically injured.
- Road
- National Highway 27.
- Location
- Nalgedra near Khetri in Kamrup (Metro) district.
- Travel route
- The passenger vehicle was traveling from Nagaon toward Guwahati.
- Collision
- The vehicle crossed the median and hit an oncoming truck head-on.
- Treatment
- The injured were taken to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital.