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ABVP leader dead in GMCH

By AT News |

The youth who sustained injury in the Paltanbazar city bus accident died on GMCH.
GMCH sources told Assam Times that he died on Saturday afternoon 24 hours after the ABVP leader was rushed to it.
Notably, a Khanapara bound city bus rammed into his two wheeler after the driver lost his control over the bus on Friday.
Since then he was battling for life at the ICU at GMCH.

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