Truck crashes into bus in India’s Assam state, killing 24
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Al Jazeera
At least 24 people were killed and 11 injured on Friday when a container truck collided with a bus in Golaghat district, in India’s Assam state, near Kaziranga National Park. Several children were among the victims, police cited by Al Jazeera said.
At least 24 people, including several children and the bus driver, died on Friday in north-eastern India after a container truck collided with a bus in Assam state. Eleven others were injured in the accident in Golaghat district, near Kaziranga National Park, according to police cited by Al Jazeera.
The bus was carrying around 30 people and was travelling towards a neighbouring district, Swapnaneel Deka, chief of Golaghat district police, told Reuters. He estimated that the death toll could still rise.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on X that he was deeply affected by the accident and that local authorities were overseeing rescue operations and medical care for the injured.
