Guwahati, Jan 16: In a tragic incident, three people were killed and 14 others critically injured in road accident in Assam’s Morigaon district on Monday morning.
The incident took place at Dharamtal area in Morigaon district when a Traveller bus carrying 22 pilgrims collided with a truck, which was parked near the National Highway-37.
Sources said the three people were killed after a head on collision with the parked truck. Among the three killed, one has been identified as Bhupal Adhikary.
According to reports, the vehicle carrying 22 pilgrims was coming from Parasuram Kund in Arunachal Pradesh and heading towards Guwahati, when the accident took place.
The injured were rushed to Swahid Tilak Hemram Gunabhiram Civil hospital in Morigaon.
“We were sleeping, but suddenly we woke hearing loud sound and saw our vehicle hit a truck. Somehow, we managed to comes out from the trapped vehicle. Local people rescued the other passengers from the vehicle and took them to hospital for treatment,” said a victim.
He added that the driver was driving continuously throughout the night. “Due to heavy fog the accident happened. We went to Parasuram Kund in Arunachal Pradesh to celebrate Makar Sankranti,” he informed.
