Truck, JCB plunge into pond after collision on NH-36 in Assam’s Nagaon; two drivers injured

A truck and a JCB machine plunged into a roadside pond after a head-on impact between the two vehicles on National Highway 36 at Rangalu in Assam’s Nagaon district on October 17, leaving both drivers injured.

The accident occurred in front of the Rangalu Gram Vikash Parishad office, according to local reports.

Preliminary information suggests that the truck, bearing registration number AS-27-C-7213, and the JCB, bearing registration number AS-02-AR-1160, were travelling in the same direction from Nagaon towards Kathiatoli when the accident took place.

According to the account provided, the JCB suddenly moved towards the truck’s path, following which the truck driver reportedly lost control and rammed into the machine.

The impact was so severe that both vehicles uprooted a large roadside tree before plunging into a pond beside the highway. Both vehicles sustained extensive damage.

Rangalu police reached the spot after receiving information about the accident. With the help of local residents, the police rescued the two drivers and shifted them to Nagaon Civil Hospital for emergency treatment.

The JCB driver reportedly sustained serious injuries, while the truck driver suffered minor injuries.

Police have launched an investigation into the incident to ascertain the circumstances leading to the crash.