RANGAJAN, Nov 15: Two people injured in the Rangajan road accident near Kaziranga were allowed to return home from Jorhat Medical College Hospital (JMCH) after their condition improved.
Doctors permitted both patients to leave the hospital, bringing relief to their families.
Sixteen other passengers injured in the accident remained under treatment at JMCH. Of them, eight were in a critical condition and admitted to the ICU.
The death toll in the head-on collision between a Traveller vehicle and a container truck at Rangajan had risen to 26. The identities of 21 deceased persons had been disclosed.
The government decided to conduct viscera tests on the Traveller's driver and handyman to ascertain the exact cause of the accident.
