Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited the Kaziranga accident site at Rongajan after the death toll rose to 26. The government announced Rs 9 lakh compensation for each victim's family and called for stricter traffic enforcement.
The death toll in the fatal collision between a passenger Traveller and a container truck near Rangajan in Assam's Kaziranga region has risen to 25. President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several political leaders have expressed grief. The PMNRF has announced financial assistance for the families of the deceased and the injured.
At least 20 people were feared dead after a speeding Traveller carrying 35 passengers collided head-on with a trailer truck at Rangajan near Kaziranga National Park on Friday afternoon.