This Article is From Oct 26, 2014

9 Killed, 17 Injured in Bus Accident at Nagaon in Assam

The bus that met with the accident at Nagaon

New Delhi: Nine people have been killed and 17 others injured in a bus accident at Nagaon in Assam today at around 2 am in the morning.

The bus belonged to the Assam State Transport Corporation and was going from Lakhimpur district to the state capital of Guwahati.

A total of 33 people were reportedly on the bus. The injured have been taken to the Nagaon hospital.

The bus was reportedly speeding and had hit a culvert -- a pipe-like structure that allows water to flow under a road or railway line. The accident site was nearly 100 kilometres away from Guwahati.

More details are awaited.
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