Survivors: Minibus was overcrowded, speeding
Silchar, Nov. 14 -- "The vehicle had too many passengers. Around 50% of them were standing, and even the cabin space, which was supposed to be free, was filled with passengers," said 30-year-old Moksudul Islam, one of the survivors of Friday's Kaziranga accident that claimed 26 lives.
Islam, a resident of Golaghat who works for a construction company, was travelling in the minibus with four co-workers. He claimed the vehicle, which was equipped to carry around 30, was carrying at least 60. "I was sitting at the back, which is why I was lucky to survive".
Islam sustained a head injury in the collision but was discharged after receiving initial treatment. Another passenger alleged that the vehicle was overloaded and travelling at nearly 100 k...
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