Doomdooma, Oct. 25 -- Hundreds of residents, including women and children, blocked the Doomdooma Bypass at Samdung in Assam's Tinsukia district on Sunday, protesting the alleged failure of the police and civil administration to address repeated fatal accidents on the road.

The protest followed a deadly multi-vehicle collision on Saturday evening that claimed the lives of four people - Subrata Bhakto, Pintu Tanti, Ganesh Praja and Rajesh Kishan. A vehicle transporting fresh tea leaves reportedly collided with other vehicles, triggering a fire that engulfed several vehicles at the scene.

The protesters demanded immediate measures to improve road safety, accusing the authorities of failing to prevent recurring accidents along the bypass. ...