Five Killed in Head-On Collision Between Van and Truck in Assam
Five people died in a head-on collision between an Eeco van and a truck on NH-15 in Sonitpur, Assam. While reports agree on the casualty count, they note that the truck driver is currently missing and investigators are examining whether the van driver lost control of the vehicle.
First reported 2 days ago · latest update 2 days ago
Published - September 12, 2026 01:50 pm IST - Tezpur
Five people were killed in a car-truck collision in Assam's Sonitpur district on Saturday (September 12, 2026), police said.
The accident occurred near a petrol pump in the Balipara area under the Rangapara Police Station limits when the car collided head-on with a commercial vehicle, a senior officer said.
"Five people died in the accident. All the deceased were occupants of the car," he said.
The deceased were identified as Har Gobinda Hajoari, Nayan Swargiary, Pappu Bora, Pranjal Bania and Sanjay Mech, all residents of Ghoramari Batabari area in the district, the officer said.
The truck driver fled the spot after the accident, he added.
Published - September 12, 2026 01:50 pm IST
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Five killed in car-truck collision in Assam's Sonitpur
The accident occurred near a petrol pump in the Balipara area under the Rangapara Police Station limits
2 days agoFive Killed In Head-On Collision Between Van And Truck In Assam's Sonitpur
Police said the van driver may have lost control of the vehicle before it crossed into the opposite lane. Investigators are also looking into whether excessive speed was a factor.
2 days agoAssam: Five killed as van collides with truck in Sonitpur
Five people were killed in Assam’s Sonitpur after an Eeco van collided head-on with a truck on NH-15 late Friday night. The truck driver is missing.
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