India, Nov. 15 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the next of kin of each person who died in the minibus-truck collision in Kaziranga a day ago will receive Rs 9 lakh as ex gratia. The compensation amount includes Rs 2 lakh ex gratia announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sarma said, after visiting the accident site on NH-715 at Rangajan in Kaziranga.

Twenty-six people died in the head-on collision between the two vehicles near Kaziranga National Park on Friday. Many of the victims were college students who were returning from their classes when the accident occurred. "An ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh will be given to the family of each deceased from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund, Rs 2 lakh from the State Disast...