Follow-Up: Death Toll in Assam Truck and Minibus Collision Rises to 26, With 24 Victims Identified
Officials in Golaghat district, in India's Assam state, confirmed on November 14 that the death toll from the November 13 collision between a container truck and a passenger minibus near Kaziranga National Park had risen to 26, with 24 of the victims identified; identifying the remaining two and returning bodies to families were the administration's immediate tasks.
Additional District Commissioner Jintu Bora said the updated figure was based on fresh information from Jorhat Medical College and Hospital. Three medical teams, with 11 doctors in total, were conducting post-mortem examinations, with teams from Gauhati Medical College and Jorhat Medical College taking part, ambulances on standby to take bodies to families, and coordination under way with Nagaon district over victims identified from that area.
In a separate statement, Assam minister Atul Bora said the 26 dead comprised 14 women and 12 men, and that post-mortems for 23 victims would be conducted in Golaghat and three in Jorhat.
The crash occurred on November 13 on National Highway 715 at Rongajan in Golaghat district, near Kaziranga National Park, when a passenger minibus and a container truck collided head-on. When GSM first reported the crash on November 13, officials put the toll at at least 23, including three children; the figure of 26 announced on November 14 is the latest confirmed toll and may still change as identification and hospital updates continue.
(Source: Golaghat District Administration)
Reference: ANI
Source: Golaghat District Administration
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Photo: 图：卡齐兰加国家公园内的印度犀牛（资料图），事故发生在公园附近的国家公路路段。Tisha Mukherjee 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: An Indian rhinoceros in Kaziranga National Park (file photo); the crash occurred on a national highway near the park. By Tisha Mukherjee, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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