7 members of a cultural troop killed in Assam road mishap
The incident took place at Digboi Ramnagar area in the upper Assam district on the wee hours of Friday.
"The incident happened during a head on collision between a truck and a Tata winger vehicle in which the Bihu cultural troop was traveling. The incident took place on the national high way when the cultural troop was returning after performing a cultural programme at Kakopathar area, " a police official said.
Five persons, including two girls, were killed on spot and two others, who were injured in the mishap, have succumbed to their injuries in a hospital.
The injured persons had rushed to Assam medical college hospital in Dibrugarh for better treatment.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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