Guwahati/IBNS, Nov. 13 -- At least 23 people, most of them reportedly students, were killed after a mini-bus collided head-on with a container truck in Assam's Kaziranga on Friday.

The death toll could rise as rescue teams continue to retrieve bodies from the wreckage.

The mini-bus was travelling from Bokakhat towards Nagaon when the collision occurred.

The impact left the passenger vehicle severely mangled, trapping several occupants inside.

Local residents and police personnel joined the rescue operation, while emergency teams rushed the injured to nearby hospitals.

Those with serious injuries were initially taken to Kohora Model Hospital before being referred to Jorhat Medical College and Hospital for further treatment.

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