KAZIRANGA: The death toll in a head-on collision between a passenger Traveller and a container truck at Rangajan in Kaziranga rose to 24, the Golaghat district administration said.
Several critically injured persons also succumbed to their injuries. Sixteen bodies were kept at Kohora hospital and seven at Shaheed Kamala Miri Civil Hospital in Bokakhat.
The Golaghat district administration made arrangements to conduct post-mortem examinations of the bodies during the night.
The injured were undergoing treatment at Kohora hospital and Shaheed Kamala Miri Civil Hospital in Bokakhat. Several persons in critical condition were referred to Jorhat Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment.
The Traveller's driver, Abdul Majid, died on the spot. The vehicle's handyman also died in the accident.
Eyewitnesses said the MP Travels vehicle had left Bloomington Service at Dimoruguri in Nagaon without passengers in the morning. It was carrying passengers while returning from Golaghat.
Preliminary information indicated that the Traveller was travelling on the wrong side when it collided with the container truck, which was moving in its designated lane. The Traveller was allegedly speeding despite the prescribed speed limit on National Highway 27.
The local administration continued its investigation to determine the exact cause of the accident.
