Guwahati: Seven people injured in the fatal road accident near Kaziranga remain in critical condition at Jorhat Medical College and Hospital (JMCH), with five of them requiring ventilator support, hospital Superintendent Dr Manab Jyoti Gohain said on Saturday.
According to Gohain, 20 injured people were brought to JMCH following the accident. Three have since died, while 17 remain admitted to the hospital.
“Out of those 17 patients, seven are admitted in the ICU, and they are in a very critical state. The remaining 10 are in the general ward,” he said.
He added that two patients died on November 13, while another succumbed to injuries on Saturday morning, taking the number of deaths among those admitted to JMCH to three.
A specialist team comprising cardiothoracic surgeons and neurosurgeons arrived in Jorhat from Guwahati early on Saturday to examine the injured. Gohain said the visiting specialists expressed satisfaction with the treatment being provided at JMCH.
He further stated that patients diagnosed with brain haemorrhage do not currently require surgery but will remain under close medical observation.
“If the need for surgery arises, we are prepared,” he added.
The specialist team from Guwahati will remain at JMCH overnight and conduct another round of examinations in the evening, Gohain said.
The accident occurred on Friday at Rangajan, near Hathikuli Tea Estate in the Kohora range, along National Highway 715. A minibus and a container truck collided head-on, killing 26 people.
The injured were initially taken to Kohora Model Hospital, while those requiring advanced medical care were referred to JMCH and other hospitals.