In a tragic road accident, five college students were killed on the spot and one was critically injured in southern Assam’s Cachar district on December 2, police said.
According to the police, the mishap occurred while a car and a truck collided head-on at Kalain in Cachar district.
The critically injured student was taken to the Silchar Medical College and Hospital.
The six victims, students of Nabin Chandra College of Badarpur, were returning to their homes in a car after completing their morning shift study.
A large number of agitated mob gathered immediately after the accident and blockaded the National Highway.
The driver of the truck reportedly escaped immediately after the accident.