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31 killed in Assam accident

Last Updated 03 October 2013, 20:49 IST

Thirty-one people were killed and 16 injured as a speeding truck hit a small passenger vehicle and dragged it backwards, hitting another small vehicle, in Barpeta district on Thursday.

Both passenger vehicles overturned under the impact of the collision, leading to the death of 28 people on the spot. Police said three others died later in hospital.  
Among the deceased were 12 children, eight women and the drivers of the two passenger vehicles, police said.

The accident occurred at Dahlapara in Barpeta, around 150 km from state capital Guwahati, around 4:30 am on Thursday.

“The 16 injured are under treatment at hospitals in Guwahati, Barpeta and Bongaigaon. The condition of five is critical,” police said.

Police said many of the victims were workers at brick kilns and from Dhubri district. They were on their way to Rangia, 60 km west of Guwahati.

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi ordered an inquiry into the accident and announced
ex gratia payment of Rs 1 lakh to the kin of each of the victims.

Gogoi also visited some of the injured at Barpeta Medical College and Hospital.
The chief minister directed authorities to strictly enforce speed limits, prevent rash driving and overloading of passengers and goods on vehicles.

He also said that proper and periodic verification of driving licences be made to prevent such accidents in future.

In a message, Assam GovernorJ B Patnaik expressed his “deepest condolences to the victims of the tragic road accident” and wished speedy recovery to the injured.

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(Published 03 October 2013, 20:49 IST)

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