India, Nov. 13 -- Overspeeding and a possible loss of control by the driver are suspected to have caused a fatal road accident in Assam's Golaghat district on Friday afternoon, in which at least 26 people were killed. The minibus, carrying more than 35 passengers, including school students, was allegedly travelling at high speed and violating restrictions imposed near the park before it collided head-on with a container truck.

"The bus was running at very high speed, violating restrictions imposed near the park. We think that the accident took place when the driver of the minibus lost control, and the vehicle collided with the container truck," an official told news agency PTI.

The collision took place at around 2.30 pm when the passeng...