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Narrow escape for Cong leader

Former  Congress  minister and MLA of  Batadrava constituency  Goutam Bora’s  Inova vehicle ( AS01 AK-1597 ) met with an accident on Sunday  noon at Dighaliati area at Raha. Fortunately, no one suffered injuries in the vehicle which met with an accident.

According to police,  the minister’s car lost control all of a sudden in an effort to save a cow on the highway  and hit  another vehicle.

The mishap occurred when the minister  was from Guwahati  to Batradava in Nagaon  .

 

 

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