October 13, 2026 12:44 pm (IST)
Follow us:
9 dead, over 20 injured in Assam bus accident
Guwahati, Oct 26 (IBNS): At least nine people were killed and over 20 others were injured when a speeding bus overturned and fell into a roadside ditch at Nagaon in Assam on Sunday.
According to media reports, the accident occurred in the wee hours of Sunday morning.
The bus, which was travelling from Lakhimpur district to Guwahati, reportedly had 37 passengers.
The bus belonged to the Assam State Transport Corporation.
The accident happened when the speeding bus hit a culvert-a pipe-like structure that allows water to flow under a road or railway line. The driver reportedly lost control and the vehicle fell into the ditch.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Latest Headlines
‘Eat biryani at a Hindu shop’: Posters in Bengal spark political row ahead of Durga Puja
Tue, Oct 13 2026
‘You cannot denotify resistance': CJP leaders Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das jump Jantar Mantar gate to protest, detained
Tue, Oct 13 2026
Rahul Gandhi's plea against 'vote chori' has 14 defects, SC registry flags ₹220 fee shortfall
Mon, Oct 12 2026
Riyadh Airport shut until October 17 after deadly Houthi attacks
Mon, Oct 12 2026
Indian Navy commissions INS Mangrol to boost anti-submarine warfare
Mon, Oct 12 2026
Four Pakistani terrorists, including a top LeT commander, killed in LoC landmine blast in J&K
Mon, Oct 12 2026
Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka lead opposition March to Supreme Court against CEC Gyanesh Kumar
Mon, Oct 12 2026