In a tragic road accident, a teenager lost his life at Lichubagan area in Udalguri district of Assam on Friday.
The accident took place when the teenager while riding his scooter (AS 27E 2754) collided with a truck.
The teenager’s scooter colided with the truck when the boy tried to overtake it along the Mangaldai-Bhutiachang state highway in Lichubagan area under Kalaigaon police station in Udalguri district on Friday evening.
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The deceased has been identified as 17-year-old Daimalu Boro, a resident of Panishali village near Bhergaon.
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The deceased was a student of Brilliant Junior College at Bhergaon in Udalguri district.
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Eyewitnesses claim that both the truck and the scooter rider were traveling in the same direction towards Tangla town.
“We retrieved the body of the deceased and have registered a case and are investigating the matter. The truck fled after the accident,” said an official of Kalaigaon police station.