Vehicle crumples after crashing into dumper on Assam’s Dholai-Lailapur road

Several people were injured in a major road accident on the Dholai-Lailapur Public Works Department (PWD) road in Assam’s Cachar district in the early hours of October 16.

According to local sources, the accident occurred at around 3 am in front of Paschim Saptagram LP School.

Eyewitnesses said an Eicher-09 vehicle travelling towards Lailapur first collided with a diesel auto-rickshaw. The vehicle subsequently rammed into the rear of a stone-loaded Tata dumper truck parked along the roadside.

The impact left the Eleven-09 vehicle badly mangled, with several people reportedly sustaining injuries.

The injured were rushed to a hospital for treatment, local sources said. However, the exact number of injured persons and their medical condition could not be immediately confirmed.

The circumstances leading to the accident remain unclear.

The vehicles involved were identified as a Tata dumper truck bearing registration number MZ01AC0240, an Eicher-09 vehicle bearing registration number AS26AC2532, and a diesel auto-rickshaw bearing registration number AS11CC5912.

The accident triggered concern among local residents, while further details were awaited.