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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | The Killer Roads Of Assam -Ratnadip Choudhury

The Killer Roads Of Assam -Ratnadip Choudhury

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published Published on Nov 4, 2014   modified Modified on Nov 4, 2014
-Tehelka

Why is the northeastern state witnessing a spurt in fatal road accidents?

On 26 October, 37 people from Lakhimpur district of Assam boarded an Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC) bus for a 390-km overnight journey to Guwahati. Most of them were part of a group that was planning to catch a train for Lucknow from Guwahati the next day and would have later proceeded to Varanasi, Mathura and Vrindavan on a pilgrimage. ASTC is a state-owned public transport corporation and runs buses that have a reputation of being safe.

Most of the passengers were asleep while the bus was rushing towards the destination in Guwahati at breakneck speed on the newly laid four-lane National Highway 37A. Suddenly, the driver lost control and the bus fell into a rivulet at Uluoni in Nagaon district. The impact was so strong that the bus was completely mangled. Nine passengers died and 26 were seriously injured. The reputation of ASTC was in tatters.

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Tehelka Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 45, 8 November, 2014, http://www.tehelka.com/assam-witnessing-a-spurt-in-fatal-road-accidents/


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