A tragic accident occurred in Assam’s Golaghat district on Wednesday, resulting in the death of 12 individuals and leaving 25 others injured. This unfortunate incident involved a bus and a truck colliding with each other.
The mishap happened early in the morning, around 5 a.m., in the Balijan area close to Dergaon.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday condoled the deaths of 12 people in a road accident in the state’s Golaghat district.
In a post on X attributed to Modi, the Prime Minister’s Office said: “Pained by the loss of lives due to a road mishap in Golaghat, Assam. Condolences to the bereaved families. May the injured recover at the earliest. The local administration is providing all possible assistance to those affected. An ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000.”
Meanwhile, the Assam Chief Minister’s Office said that Sarma “expressed his deep anguish at the horrific bus accident in Dergaon and offers his condolences to the bereaved families”.
“The local administration is providing all necessary support to the injured in this difficult hour. Prayers for their swift recovery,” it said in a post on X.
The Superintendent of Police in Golaghat, Rajen Singh, stated that all the victims were passengers of the bus. The bus was en route to Tilanga Mandir from the Kambandha region of the district when it had a severe collision with a truck coming from the opposite direction.
As per the police report, 10 individuals lost their lives instantly at the accident site, while the other two passed away from their injuries at the Jorhat Medical College and Hospital.
Further details are awaited. (Edited)
