In yet another road mishap, in Panery of Udalguri district, a total of 17 children were injured when a Mahindra Supro van in which they were travelling overturned at Christianbasti area under Panery Police Station in Udalguri on Monday.
The road mishap took place at about 8.45 am on Monday.
According to information, the injured children were immediately rushed to Tangla Community Health Centre (CHC) with the help of the locals.
The children dressed as ‘Bol Bom’ devotees were purportedly going to attend religious programmes.
However, the attending doctors have stated that the children are out of danger.
The locals have blamed rash driving to be the reason behind the road mishap.
The driver of the vehicle sustained minor injuries.