Golaghat, Assam, November 13 (TNA) At least 12 people were killed and several others injured when a passenger Traveller carrying more than 35 people, including college students, collided head-on with a trailer near Rongajan in Assam’s Golaghat district on Friday afternoon. The accident occurred around 2.30 pm on National Highway 715 near the Hathikuli Tea Estate in the Kohora range of Kaziranga.
The Traveller was travelling from Bokakhat towards Nagaon when it collided with the trailer, which was coming from the opposite direction. Police said the passenger vehicle was carrying more than 35 people, including students.
Initial reports suggested that at least 10 people were feared dead, but later updates confirmed 12 fatalities. Several passengers were critically injured and were rushed to the Kohora health centre for treatment. Rescue operations were underway, with concerns that some passengers may still be trapped inside the mangled Traveller.
The collision was described as a head-on crash between the Traveller and the trailer. The force of the impact was severe, with the front portion of the passenger vehicle badly damaged. The trailer involved in the accident was identified by the registration number KA01AT0977. The Traveller bore the registration number ASAC669.