Morigaon, Jan 16: Three people were killed and 14 others critically injured when a vehicle carrying pilgrims collided with a truck on a stretch of National Highway-37 in the Morigaon district of Assam on Monday, police said.
The head-on collision occurred withinside the Dharamtul area, they stated. The injured were admitted to Morigaon Civil Hospital and their condition is said to be critical a police officer stated.
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One of the deceased has been identified as Bhupal Adhikary, while the identity of the others is yet to be ascertained.
Seventeen pilgrims had been returning to Guwahati from Parsuram Kunda in Arunachal Pradesh, after taking a holy dip withinside the Lohit river on Makar Sankranti on Sunday.
