Guwahati, May 29: In a tragic incident, seven students of Assam Engineering College, Guwahati were killed in a road accident in Guwahati on Sunday night.

The deceased students have been identified as Imon Baruah from Dibrugarh, Kaushik Mohan (Sivasagar), Arindam Bhuwal (Guwahati), Niyor Deka (Guwahati), Upangshu Sarma (Nagaon), Rajkiran Bhuyan (Majuli), and Kaushik Baruah (Mangaldoi).

According to reports, the accident took place late on Sunday night, when a Scorpio car collided head on with a Bolero pick up truck.

The accident took place near the Jalukbari flyover in Guwahati, Assam.

According to police, the student, who was driving the Scorpio car, was in an intoxicated state.

“The Scorpio car, which was at high speed, lost control and collided with Bolero pick up truck,” said a police official.

According to reports, the deceased students of the Assam Engineering College were boarders of the institute’s hostel no 7.

“Ten persons were there inside the vehicle when the accident took place. Out of ten, seven died on the spot while there others were immediately rushed to Guwahati Medical College and Hospital,” said the official