Silchar, April 25 -- Three people died in Assam's Golaghat district on Saturday morning after their motorcycle allegedly collided with a truck, police said.

According to police, the accident occurred on National highway-37 in Methoni, in the Bokakhat subdivision of Golaghat district. The three were travelling towards Kaziranga.

The deceased were identified as Diganta Das, Lakhan Das, and Luku Das, all residents of Adarsha Gaon in the Panbari area of Bokakhat, police said.

They were taken to Bokakhat Civil Hospital, where doctors declared them dead on arrival.

The accident happened near a turning when a truck allegedly hit them head-on, locals at the spot said. They informed the police about the incident. According to them, one of the ...