Guwahati: Senior journalist of Dainik Asom and noted educationist Ratul Bora was killed on the spot on Monday morning after a truck allegedly ran over his motorcycle on National Highway 37 at Dergaon in Assam’s Golaghat district.
Bora, 56, a resident of Kumar Gaon, served as the Dergaon correspondent of Dainik Asom and was also the headmaster of Lakheraj Janajati High School.
According to reports, the accident took place around 8.30 a.m. when he was travelling from his residence to his workplace on a motorcycle.
While passing through NH-37 at Dergaon, a truck bearing registration number RJ05GA7942 allegedly ran over his vehicle, killing him instantly. CCTV footage reportedly showed Bora riding alongside the moving truck moments before the collision.
Eyewitnesses said the truck was heading towards Jorhat at the time of the incident. Some locals alleged delays in the arrival of police at the spot, while others claimed that traffic police later intercepted the vehicle near Negherting Chariali.
Police reached the site shortly after and initiated an investigation into the circumstances leading to the fatal accident. The body was sent for post-mortem examination.
This is not the first fatal road accident reported on NH-37 in the region. In March, two women were killed in a similar incident near Teok in Jorhat district after a speeding truck hit their scooter.