DHAKUAKHANA: Two youths died and three others were seriously injured after their car hit an electric pole and fell off a Brahmaputra embankment road in Dhakuakhana at around 12.20 am on Wednesday.
The Maruti Alto, bearing registration number AS 01 FG 2722, was travelling from the Majuli side at high speed when it struck an electric pole on the edge of the embankment and plunged down, police said.
Pradan Baruah (Durlabh), 21, and Bichitra Bora, 21, both from Bebejia Majgaon in Mornai under Ghilamara police station, were taken to Dhakuakhana Sub-Divisional Civil Hospital by the 108 ambulance service. Doctors declared them dead before treatment.
The other occupants, Biswajit Saikia, 22, Ankurjyoti Saikia, 23, and Biswajit Khanikar, 20, were given preliminary treatment at Dhakuakhana and referred to Dibrugarh for advanced care. They were reported to be out of danger.
High speed and poor visibility due to fog were suspected to have caused the accident. Police recovered and seized the damaged vehicle and arranged post-mortem examinations of the two deceased youths.
