Nine killed in a road accident in Karimganj
Guwahati: At least nine people were reportedly killed in a road accident in Assam’s Karimganj district on Thursday.
According to reports, nine people were killed, including three minors in a head-on collision between an auto-rickshaw and a truck on Thursday morning. The incident took place Assam-Tripura National Highway no 8 in the Baithakhal area of the district.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressing grief over the incident Twitted, “I deeply mourn tragic death of 9 persons in an accident at Baitakhal, Patharkhandi this morning. One injured is admitted to hospital.@assampolice is trying to trace driver of the truck who had fled the scene after hitting the auto deceased were travelling in. Condolences.”
In the incident, nine people died on the spot and one person was severely injured and was sent to Karimganj Civil Hospital for treatment.
As per the reports, the victims were returning after performing Chhath puja rituals.
It may be mentioned that the identity of the deceased persons is yet to be ascertained and further investigation into the matter is underway.
I deeply mourn tragic death of 9 persons in an accident at Baitakhal, Patharkhandi this morning. One injured is admitted to hospital.@assampolice is trying to trace driver of the truck who had fled the scene after hitting the auto deceased were travelling in.
Condolences.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) November 11, 2021