Sonapur : One person has been killed and many injured when one bus and one truck collided at 8 pm on Tuesday at Sonapur near Guwahati in NH 37.
The person who has been killed has been identified as Dhal Chetri, Age 35 years. Many of the injured are in critical conditions and have been admitted to the Gauhati Medical College Hospital.
The critically injured people are Arun Vaidya of Sapekhati, Prakash Choudhury ( location unknown) . Sajad Ahmed of Bokakhat, Pranjit Dutta of Birubari in Guwahati, Daulat Singh and Mrs Pabitri Singh of Nepal.
PermalinkSubmitted by abhijit singha on Sun, 24/02/2008 - 11:13
This incident only reinforces our belief that value of life in India and Assam in particular is dismally low, our roads are unsafe , our drivers are bereft of responsibilities, our vehicles are unfit.... who do we turn to then to help us undergo a safe journey
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