Seven students of the Assam Engineering College died after the SUV they were travelling in crashed into a goods-laden pickup truck in the Jalukbari area of Guwahati at about 1 a.m. on May 29.
All seven were third semester students at the college on the western edge of Guwahati.
A preliminary police report said the seven bodies were extricated from the mangled remains of the vehicle. They had died on the spot.
Three other students, grievously injured, were rushed to the Guwahati Medical College Hospital (GMCH). The condition of one of them was said to be critical.
“There were 10 students in the rented Scorpio and one of then, Kaushik Baruah was driving it,” a police official said.
Three others travelling in the goods carrier have also been admitted to the hospital.
“The vehicle the students were driving crossed over the divider and hit the pick-up coming from the other side,” a report said, suggesting the students were intoxicated and were driving the car beyond the permissible speed limit.
“Extremely anguished by the loss of young and precious lives in the road accident at Jalukbari. My deepest condolences to their parents and families. Have spoken to authorities at GMCH. All possible medical assistance is being provided to those injured,” Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said in a tweet on Monday.
