At Least 23 Killed in Bus-Truck Collision in India’s Assam

At least 23 people, including three children, have been killed in a head-on collision between a container truck and a passenger bus in India’s northeastern state of Assam on Friday.

The accident occurred on a highway bordering Kaziranga National Park in Golaghat district.

The highway passes through a designated wildlife corridor, where strict speed limits are enforced to protect animals crossing the road.

Local district police chief Swapneel Deka confirmed the death toll at 23.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed deep distress over the accident. (AFP)