A truck driver died on the spot while another driver sustained serious injury in a road accident on National Highway 7 near Panbari area of Kajigoan in Assam’s Kokrajhar district on Tuesday.

The accident occurred when two trucks bearing the registration numbers ‘AS 17 C 1378’ and ‘AS 01 AC 2769’ collided head on with each other.

According to police sources, one of the trucks was coming from Bilasipara towards Gauripur while the other truck was going in the opposite direction when they collided head on.

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The injured driver was admitted to the Dhubri Civil Hospital.

The deceased has been identified as Kurban Ali, a resident of Biduyadabri village under Agomani Police Station in the district.

The injured truck driver has been identified as a resident of Alomganj area of the

Mukesh Kr Singh is Northeast Now Correspondent in Dhubri. He can be reached at: [email protected]