Overview
- Dibrugarh SSP Gaurav Abhijit Dilip said an escort vehicle from the minister’s convoy struck a civilian vehicle near Hatiali under Chabua police limits.
- Four of the injured are police personnel and two are civilians, and doctors described their condition as out of danger.
- The convoy’s ambulance transported the injured to Assam Medical College and Hospital for treatment.
- Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Rajya Sabha MP Rameswar Teli were unhurt and continued their journey, officials said.
- Police deployed teams to clear traffic and opened an inquiry, with preliminary accounts pointing to sudden vehicle movement on a busy stretch and reports that multiple convoy vehicles, possibly including a Hyundai Creta, were involved.