Eleven passengers of a maxi van carrying a cultural troupe died at Dhupdhora along National Highway 37 in lower Assam's Goalpara district early Wednesday morning around 5 am, when the maxi van collied head on with a truck.
Police said, while eight including a young singer Suman Mahanta died on the spot, three others succumbed to injuries on way to hospital.
Police said the cultural troupe included Bihu dancers.
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The accident occured when the cultural troupe was returning to Guwahati after perfoming at a function in Matia, Goalapara district on Tuesday night.
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