At Least 23 Dead in Kaziranga Crash

A minibus carrying about 35 passengers, including college students, collided head-on with a container truck at Rangajan on the highway between Bokakhat and Nagaon, near Kaziranga National Park in Assam. Authorities confirmed at least 23 people had died and seven were injured; some were in critical condition, and officials warned the toll could rise. Rescue teams worked to free passengers trapped in the wreckage, and the injured were taken to Kohora for treatment. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed condolences and said urgent medical care was the government’s priority, while local minister Atul Bora oversaw relief efforts. Officials were investigating the crash; Bora suggested the minibus may have been speeding and violating restrictions near the park.