Golaghat, Nov. 14 -- The death toll in the road accident near Kaziranga National Park has risen to 26, with 24 victims identified and two still unidentified, officials said on Saturday.

Additional District Commissioner of Golaghat Jintu Bora said Jorhat Medical College had just sent another update raising the toll. "We have just received another update from Jorhat Medical College; the total number of deaths has now reached 26," he told ANI.

Three teams are conducting post-mortems. One team each has arrived from Guwahati Medical College and Jorhat Medical College, and 11 doctors are currently engaged in the work. "We also have ambulances kept on standby. Furthermore, we are in touch with the Nagaon district administration, as we have ide...