GUWAHATI, Nov 14: Three girls from the same family died in a road accident at Rangajan in Kaziranga, taking the death toll in the tragedy to 26.
Two sisters, Jyoti Majhi and Darpana Majhi, died at the accident site. Their cousin Lakshmi Majhi, who had suffered critical injuries, died while undergoing treatment.
The final rites of the three girls were to be performed together on Friday.
The injured were initially admitted to Kohora Adarsha Hospital and Shaheed Kamala Miri Civil Hospital in Bokakhat. They were later shifted to Jorhat Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment.
Seventeen injured persons were undergoing treatment at the Jorhat hospital. One of them was in a critical condition.
