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Disaster● Elevated53m ago · Nov 13, 2026, 1:02 PM

India road crash between bus, container truck kills 23

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · South Asia

A head-on collision between a container truck and a passenger bus killed at least 23 people, including three children, in eastern India on Friday, a police official said The crash took place on a highway bordering Kaziranga National Park in the northeastern state of Assam. The road is a designated animal corridor, where strict speed limits are in place. “The total number of casualties is 23,” said Swapneel Deka, the local district police chief. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said he...

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