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Guwahati, August 12 : At least five labourers were killed and two others injured while head on collision between a speedy truck and a Wagon-R vehicle at the National Highway 37 in central Assam’s Nagaon district last night.
According to the reports, the incident took place at Rongagora area under Samaguri police station when the Wagon-R car bearing registration number of BR-01BT-1619 was on its way from Sivasagar collided head-on with a truck bearing registration number AS-03BC-2355 was coming from opposite side.
Locals said that, it was raining heavily last night when the incident took place.
The incident was happened while seven labourers hailing from Barama area under Samaguri police station were engaged in a construction work in Sivasagar district returning to their homes.
Three people died on spot and two others died on the way to hospital.
Two others have been admitted at Nagaon civil hospital in serious condition.
Among the deceased persons, four were identified as Rasidul Haque, Sariful Islam, Abu Bakkar Siddique and Safikul Islam.
A police official of Samaguri police station said that, it was raining heavily last night while the incident took place and all deceased persons were hailing from same village.
(By Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)
