Assam: Picnic Turns Tragic As Junior Doctors Injured In Bokakhat Highway Collision

BOKAKHAT: A joyful picnic outing took a tragic turn for a group of junior doctors when their vehicle met with a serious accident on the national highway in Assam.

The incident occurred in Upper Assam's Bokakhat on the evening of December 27, as three junior female doctors from Jorhat Medical College and Hospital were returning from a picnic and traveling towards Dergaon.

The doctors' vehicle collided with a truck, leaving all three injured. The accident caused chaos on the highway, with bystanders rushing to help the victims.

In a fortunate turn of event, Assam Minister Atul Bora was traveling along the same route when the accident took place. Upon witnessing the distressing scene, he stopped his convoy and provided immediate assistance. The minister personally ensured that the injured doctors were promptly taken to a nearby hospital for medical care.

The injured doctors are currently receiving treatment and remain under medical observation.

Meanwhile, earlier this month, a tragic incident unfolded on December 23 at the Aradonga picnic spot, located near the Assam-Meghalaya border, when 56-year-old Gautam Ganguly tragically lost his life after slipping into a stream.

Ganguly, a resident of Hatat Colony, Rest Camp in Pandu, Guwahati, had been visiting the popular site with a picnic group in Meghalaya’s West Khasi Hills District.

Local residents found Ganguly's body in a nearby stream and promptly notified the police. Samuel Sangma, the in-charge of the Athiabari Police Outpost, swiftly arrived at the scene, recovered the body, and sent it to Riangdo for a post-mortem examination. Sangma confirmed that Ganguly had slipped and fallen into the stream while walking nearby, resulting in his tragic death.

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