Road mishap
The victim of the road mishap in Udalguri. Image - Northeast Now

In a road mishap, one 23-year-old Pallabi Sarma was knocked down by a speeding dumper near Tokonkata under Kalaigaon Police Station in Udalguri district on Wednesday.

According to information, the road mishap took place when the dumper with registration no. AS01-DD-3040 hit the woman on the MB Road over the bridge near Tokonkata under Kalaigaon PS in the district at about 5.20 pm.

It has been reported that the victim was riding pillion on a motorbike with her friend Pushpadev Goswami who were travelling towards Tangla.

Pushpadev Goswami, who was driving the motorbike escaped unhurt.

The victim woman was an inhabitant of Mazgaon near Tangla town and has left behind a 2-year-old child.

Meanwhile, police have caught hold of the dumper and retrieved the body for post-mortem.

Shajid Khan is Northeast Now Correspondent in Udalguri. He can be reached at: [email protected]