KAZIRANGA: Assam Jatiya Parishad president Lurinjyoti Gogoi urged the government to provide advanced medical treatment to those critically injured in the Rongajan road accident and take full responsibility for the families of the 23 people who died.
Gogoi said the accident was a major tragedy in which more than 20 people had died and several others, particularly students, had suffered serious injuries.
“My appeal to the administration and government officials managing the system is that the severely injured receive advanced medical treatment as soon as possible,” he said.
He said necessary treatment should be provided at Jorhat Medical College and Hospital, where seven injured people were admitted. The others were taken to Bokakhat Civil Hospital.
A speeding Traveller carrying more than 35 passengers, including students of Kaziranga High School, rammed into a trailer at Rongajan. Twelve people died on the spot and the toll later rose to 23.
The Traveller belonged to MP Travels, which operates on the Nagaon-Golaghat route. The driver was identified as Mujid and the handyman as Subha. The exact cause of the collision was yet to be established.
Gogoi also called for strict implementation of road safety measures and proper maintenance of the National Highway, saying road safety should not remain merely a slogan.
