Six of a marraige party killed in road accident

Guwahati, Apr 22 (UNI) At least six people were killed and six were injured, five of them critically, in a road accident at Sokholating under Pulidor police station in Jorhat district today.

The accident occured at about 0615 hours when a Maruti van, carrying people of a marriage party, collided headon with an oil tanker at the outskirts of Jorhat in Upper Asom.

District Superitendent of Police Surinder Kumar told UNI that the driver of the overloaded van lost his control and collided with the oil tanker.

Altogether 12 people were travelling in the van, which was coming from Rajmai tea estate.

Five of them died on the spot while one succumbed to his injuries at Jorhat civil hospital.

Six others have been reffered to the Assam Medical College and Hospital in Dibrugarh, Mr Kumar said.

UNI