Nine killed in road accident in Assam

A bus travelling to Guwahati hit the railing of a small bridge before rolling down into a ditch.

October 26, 2014 10:46 am | Updated May 23, 2016 04:29 pm IST - Nagaon

The bus fell into a roadside ditch at Uluani in Nagaon district.

The bus fell into a roadside ditch at Uluani in Nagaon district.

At least nine persons, including five women, were on Sunday killed and 24 injured when a bus fell into a roadside ditch at Uluani in Nagaon district.

The incident occurred when the bus ferrying passengers from Lakhimpur district to Guwahati for a train journey to Delhi hit the railing of a small bridge before rolling down into a ditch at around 1.30 a.m., Superintendent of Police Arabinda Kalita said.

Eight persons, including the bus driver, died on the spot, while a woman succumbed to her wounds in hospital, he said.

Five critically injured persons were referred to the Gauhati Medical College Hospital, Mr. Kalita said.

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