Multiple passengers sustained injuries when a commercial passenger cruiser crashed on National Highway 27 at Chamata in Sonapur while traveling from Jagiroad to Guwahati. The driver lost control of the vehicle, which led to a serious road accident that scattered luggage across the roadway. Villagers and highway patrol units helped extract trapped passengers from the wreckage.
Emergency responders stabilized the injured individuals at the scene and transported them to regional medical centers for trauma care.
Local residents stated that this incident is the third major vehicular accident in the Sonapur highway belt in the last two weeks. Community members criticized the quality of the asphalt surfacing and the lack of adequate speed mitigation infrastructure on this route. Local transport unions and village committees are demanding increased highway patrolling and the deployment of emergency cranes along the Sonapur to Jagiroad bottleneck, noting that high vehicle speeds frequently contribute to severe rollovers.
