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Six Injured After Escort Vehicle in Sonowal Convoy Collides With Car in Assam

Police report all six are stable at Assam Medical College as an inquiry examines the cause on the Hatiali Bypass.

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.