Road accident kills one at Guijan in Tinsukia district

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TINSUKIA: In a major road accident on Monday at Guijan in Tinsukia district, one person died on the spot and three others sustained grievous injuries after a Maruti Swift Dzire hit an auto rickshaw on Tinsukia-Guijan Road following which an irate mob torched the car.

According to police, the Maruti car bearing no AS 06Z 6200 going towards Tinsukia from Guijan collided head-on with an auto rickshaw bearing no AS 23 AC 9901. While the driver of the auto rickshaw Krishna Mili (37) died on the spot, the 3 passengers travelling in the auto rickshaw sustained grievous injuries. As alleged, the vehicle was set blazed by irate mob in front of police and driver of the Swift vehicle was in an inebriated condition and fled after the accident. Meanwhile police apprehended 3 persons for allegedly torching the vehicle.

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