Assam Minibus and Truck Collision Kills 26

A minibus and a container truck collided near Kaziranga National Park in Assam on November 13, killing at least 26 people and injuring 20, according to later reports from officials and local authorities. Earlier casualty updates that day gave lower totals as rescue work and reporting continued.

The collision occurred at Rangajan, near Hathikuli Tea Estate in the Kohora range, on National Highway 715 in Golaghat district. Police said the minibus was travelling from Golaghat to Nagaon, while the truck was heading toward Upper Assam. The dead included women and minors; many victims were reported to be college students returning from classes.

The injured were taken to nearby hospitals, with some critically injured people referred for advanced treatment. A senior doctor at Kohora Model Hospital said ambulances had taken patients to different hospitals and officials were collecting casualty information. The truck driver was also reported injured in earlier accounts.

Officials have not established what caused the crash. A senior official said the minibus appeared to have been travelling at high speed and that investigators suspected its driver lost control before the collision....