Guwahati, Nov. 14 -- The death toll in the minibus-truck collision near Kaziranga National Park in Assam's Golaghat district rose to 26 on November 13, while 20 others sustained injuries. Women and minors were among those killed, including several college students returning from classes, officials said.

The accident took place at Rangajan, near Hathikuli Tea Estate in the Kohora range, along National Highway 715, when a minibus and a container truck collided head-on. Police said the minibus was travelling from Golaghat towards Nagaon, while the truck was headed to Upper Assam.

The toll increased after some injured passengers died during treatment. Dipam Kumar Barman, a senior doctor at Kohora Model Hospital, confirmed that 26 people had...