Assam: 23 killed in bus-truck collision near Kaziranga

At least 23 persons were killed after a minibus collided with a container truck in Assam’s Golaghat district on Friday, PTI reported. Twenty others were injured.

The collision occurred near Kaziranga National Park.

The minibus was allegedly speeding in violation of the restrictions imposed near the national park, PTI quoted an official as saying.

The exact number of passengers travelling in the minibus was not immediately known, India Today quoted officials as saying.

A Golaghat district administration official told the news agency that an investigation would be conducted to determine whether the vehicles had violated traffic norms, including carrying passengers beyond its seating capacity or exceeding speed limits near the national park.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the government would provide the “best possible medical care” to those injured.

Edited by Tanya Shrivastava.