At least nine people were killed and over 20 injured in a road mishap in Assam’s Nagaon district on the wee hours of Sunday. The dead include five women and four men, police said.
“The night super bus of the Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC) was travelling from lakhimpur to Guwahati in Assam. At Uluwoni, under Kaliabor police station in Nagaon district, the bus lost control and hit the railing of a bridge before falling into a gorge,” said the police.
The accident took place around 1.30 am on Sunday, police added.
“At least 18 people have been admitted to the Nagaon civil hospital while the rest have been released after preliminary treatment,” police said adding that five of the seriously injured had been referred to the Guwahati Medical College and Hospital for better treatment. Police further said that most of the deceased and injured were pilgrims.
Meanwhile, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has asked the Commissioner Secretary of the Assam State Transport Corporation to probe the accident and pay exgratia payments to the next keen of the deceased and the injured as per the existing rules.