A total of 20 people, including a pregnant, were injured on Wednesday as a Tata pick-up van, which was used as a passenger vehicle, turned turtle at Mukendur area in Assam’s West Karbi Anglong district.
Sources said, “The road mishap took place at Mukendur when a Tata pick-up van, overloaded with passengers, suddenly turned turtle on the road after losing control.”
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The registration number of the pick-up van, which met with the accident, is AS-02 AC-6664.
“Out of the 20 injured people, who were onboard the vehicle, the condition of 11 people including a pregnant woman is serious,” sources said.
The injured were admitted to the Kheroni Model Hospital.
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Further details are awaited.
“Due to negligence on the part of the government, the road communication in the West Karbi Anglong district continues to remain very dismal,” a local said.
“Due to the poor road condition, the villagers from the remote areas have to use pick-up vans and trucks as passenger vehicles,” the local added.