Agartala, January 30
In a tragic road accident, four persons were killed and two others seriously injured after a head-on collision between a 12-wheeler truck and an electric auto-rickshaw on the Assam–Agartala National Highway at Sidangchhara area of Kumarghat in Unakoti district of Tripura on Friday afternoon.
According to reports, the 12-wheeler truck bearing registration number TR-1AU-1756 was travelling from Dharmanagar towards Kumarghat town when it collided head-on with an electric auto (TR-02-C-3991) on the Sidangchhara culvert.
The impact of the collision was so severe that the e-auto was completely mangled on the spot.
Fire fighters took all injured to the Kumarghat Sub-Division Hospital where attending doctor declared two of them brought dead and referred others for better treatment after preliminary treatment as their condition was serious.
All total four persons died in the accident, while two others sustained serious injuries.
The deceased have been identified as Bhaskar (Baban) Goswami (45–47), the driver of the e-auto and a resident of North Pabiacherra, Kanchana Chakma (around 50–55) of Machli Shivbari, Sharatkar Bari area, Harishankar Deb (around 50–52) of Machli area, and Gourimili Chakma (around 35), also a resident of the Machli area.
The injured were identified as Mayarani Debnath (55) of Pecharthal and Jatripathi Chakma (around 42) of Machli area. Both were initially taken to Unakoti District Hospital at Kailashahar for treatment. Later, Mayarani Debnath was referred to Silchar, Assam, for advanced medical care.
Upon receiving information, Kumarghat Sub-Divisional Police Officer Utpalendu Debnath and Kumarghat police station Officer-in-Charge Sanjay Das rushed to the spot and supervised the rescue operation.
However, police officials refrained from making any detailed statement on the incident. Later, Unakoti District Superintendent of Police Sudambika R. also visited the accident site.
The driver of the truck reportedly fled the scene immediately after the accident, and a search has been launched to trace him.
The incident has triggered shock and grief across the locality, with a large number of residents gathering at the site. A pall of gloom has descended over the area following the heart-wrenching tragedy.
Police have registered a case and further investigation is underway.
