Guwahati: At least five youths were killed and ten others injured in a road mishap in Assam’s Biswanath district, police said on Sunday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed deep grief over the loss of lives in a road accident in Assam.
Police said that the victims, part of a Rongali Bihu troupe, met with a road accident when the driver of the vehicle in which they were travelling, lost control and the vehicle overturned at Gohpur in Assam’s Biswanath district late on Saturday night.
The Bihu troupe, comprising 20 boys and girls, was returning home after performing Husori (traditional Assamese Rongali Bihu song and dance).
The deceased were identified as Sanjay Basumatary (17), Koliman Basumatary (21), Bornali Boro (15), Budhimoti Boro (14) and Radhika Daimary (15). Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has directed the district administration to monitor the situation and provide the injured all necessary help.
“I am saddened by the loss of lives due to a road accident in Biswanath district of Assam. Condolences to the families of those who lost their lives. I pray that the injured recover at the earliest,” the PM said in a tweet. With agency inputs
