Kakopathar, April 19 -- Residents of Kakopathar in upper Assam's Tinsukia district have called for urgent measures to address frequent road accidents on National Highway-15, citing repeated loss of lives over the years.

The latest accident killed two youths on the spot: 21-year-old Pranjit Das, a resident of Kakopathar and goalkeeper of the Kakopathar Football Coaching Centre, and 22-year-old Shashank Moran from nearby Teji village.

The incident has drawn renewed attention to the 2020 hit-and-run case involving local journalist Parag Bhuyan, who was critically injured near his residence in Kakopathar and died the following day due to head injuries.

Residents said that multiple accidents have been reported along the stretch from Rojagar...