India, Nov. 13 -- At least 26 people died, including two women and a minor, and 20 others were injured in a head-on collision between a minibus and a container truck near Kaziranga National Park in Assam on Friday. Many of the victims were college students returning from class. The accident occurred at Rangajan near Hathikuli Tea Estate in the Kohora range on National Highway-715, where the passenger vehicle collided with the truck.

"A very tragic accident took place near Kaziranga National Park in the afternoon. According to information received so far, 26 people have lost their lives. College students are among the dead," said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Several critically injured people are being treated at Bokakhat Civil Hosp...