Guwahati, Nov. 14 -- Families of the 26 people killed in the fatal collision between a minibus and a truck near Kaziranga National Park will receive ex gratia assistance of Rs 9 lakh each, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Saturday.

The victims died when the minibus and a container truck collided head-on at Rangajan on National Highway 715 on Friday. Several of those killed were college students returning from classes.

After visiting the accident site, Sarma said the compensation would comprise Rs 5 lakh from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund, Rs 2 lakh from the State Disaster Management Authority and Rs 2 lakh announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

According to the Chief Minister, ministers will personally visit...