GUWAHATI: A bike taxi rider and a woman died after an accident on the Super Market Flyover in Guwahati, Assam, on Sunday night. According to reports, the deceased taxi driver was identified as Ranjit Rajbongshi (24), while the identity of the woman is not yet known.
Rajbongshi was a resident of Nalbari, Assam, who had come to Guwahati in search of employment. While Rajbongshi died on the spot, the female pillion was taken to the hospital. However, she succumbed to her injuries at the hospital.
While the exact circumstances of the accident are not yet known, it has been claimed that the bike the two were traveling on was hit by another vehicle from behind. The police have begun an investigation into the incident.
Meanwhile, an American tourist was killed when a truck hit her motorcycle in Assam’s Hojai district on Saturday, a senior police officer said.
The tourist, identified as Berry Thompson, was on a motorcycle trip across the Northeast. She was on her way from Silchar to Tezpur when she met with the fatal accident. Hojai Superintendent of Police Saurabh Gupta said that the accident occurred when the tourist was taking a turn.
Gupta said the US consulate has been contacted and the body of the woman has been kept at the Nagaon Medical College and Hospital while the truck has been seized and the driver detained.
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