Truck, bus collision kills 23 in Assam

At least 23 people were killed and several others injured after a container truck collided with a bus in India’s northeastern state of Assam on Friday, police said.

The accident took place on a highway near Kaziranga National Park, a Unesco World Heritage site famous for its one-horned rhinoceroses.

“There are 23 confirmed deaths, and seven people have been referred to the hospital. It is likely the death toll will increase,” Swapnaneel Deka, superintendent of police of Golaghat district, told Reuters.

He said the bus was travelling to a neighbouring district with around 30 people on board. The truck driver was also injured in the collision.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said in a post on X that he was deeply distressed by the accident and had sent a senior minister to the site to oversee relief arrangements.

“Our foremost priority now is to make sure the injured receive the best possible medical care without delay,” he wrote.