Guwahati: In a tragic incident, one person was killed and several injured in a major road accident in Karbi Anglong district of Assam on Wednesday.
The incident took place at Balipathar in Bokajan of the district.
According to reports, the accident occurred as a Tata DI pick-up vehicle carrying nine labourers engaged in the construction of national highway lost control and collided with a roadside tree in high speed and resulting one death on the spot.
The labourers were travelling from Guwahati to Dimapur in Nagaland when the accident took place.
The deceased labourer identified as Jehrul Islam, a resident of Chhaygaon in the Kamrup district.
According to reports, several more people have been injured in the incident, and they were taken immediately to a hospital in Bokajan.
The car’s driver, who fled the scene immediately after the collision and has not yet been found.