Ths bus, which was on its way tp Guwahati overturned and fell into the ditch, killing five people on the spot
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Six people were killed and over 30 others injured when a speeding bus fell into a ditch in Assam's Goalpara district on Tuesday, police said. The bus, on its way to Guwahati from Dhubri, hit a roadside electric post, overturned and fell into the ditch, killing five people on the spot.
Goalpara: Seven dead and many feared injured after the bus they were travelling in fell into a gorge in Dhupdhara area, today. #Assam pic.twitter.com/zw6XZjrRfd
— ANI (@ANI) February 4, 2020
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One of the passengers died later, police said. Police and Army personnel travelling in a van started rescuing the passengers. All seriously injured passengers were taken to the Guwahati Medical College and Hospital, while others were admitted to the Goalpara Civil Hospital.
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