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A devastating collision occurred Friday afternoon near Kaziranga, involving a mini-bus with around 40 passengers that crashed head-on with a trailer truck. Reports from cabinet minister Atul Bora indicate that at least 20 people are feared dead. The mini-bus was en route from Jorhat to Guwahati. Injured individuals were transported to Kohora Model Hospital, with 13 requiring further treatment at Jorhat Medical College.
A chilling video captures the moments before the Kolkata-Sairang Express derailed near Guwahati, with the driver heard reporting a red signal and a non-functional emergency system before the locomotive hits barricades with a loud thud. The locomotive and five coaches derailed at Digaru railway station on Wednesday morning. No injuries or casualties were reported.