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Assam lady journo dies after a speedy truck hit her in Guwahati

| | Aug 27, 2017, at 10:26 pm
Guwahati, Aug 27 (IBNS) : A lady journalist of a local news channel in Assam was killed while a speedy truck hit her in Guwahati on Saturday night.

According to the reports, the incident took place at GS road near Dona planet in the capital city of Assam.

The speedy bricks laden truck hit the lady journalist identified as Reema Sarma worked in Prag News, while she came from Dona planet with her scooty.

Local people had immediately rushed her to Guwahati Mediacl College Hospital (GMCH), but doctor declared to death.

The truck had fled from the area after the incident.

Meanwhile, Guwahati city traffic police SP Amanjeet Kaur said police is trying to capture the truck and arrest the driver after seeing the CCTV footage.

Several media, civil society, political organizations have condoled on the demise of the journalist.

(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
 

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