Assam: Photojournalist Perishes in Road Accident

BISWANATH: In a heartbreaking incident, a photojournalist who had gone to cover an accident, was himself involved in another road accident which led to his sad demise.

The incident took place on Saturday night in the Biswanath region of the state. The ill-fated photojournalist was identified as Nirban Nayan Hazarika. The incident reportedly took place when he was headed back home after collecting the necessary matter. He was only twenty-five years old when he perished.

According to local people, he hit an uprooted tree that was in the middle of the road which he could not spot in the darkness. The tree had reportedly been uprooted because of the heavy rain over the last few days and the concerned department had not taken any steps to remove it. Local people shifted the victim to the Biswanath Civil Hospital for immediate attention, and from there he was shifted to Tezpur Medical College. But he reportedly perished on his way to the hospital.

The local people have blamed the inefficiency of the concerned departments towards ensuring public safety for the death of the youth. The Biswanth Press Club expressed their condolences with regard to the loss of the journalist.

In a seperate tragic car accident, 4 persons died including 2 women and one person was critically injured at Golai AOD terminal under Digboi police station in Tinsukia district on Thursday night. All the persons belonged to same family. According to reports, 5 persons travelling in a new Tata Tiago car having no number plate hit a roadside tree while returning home at Ledu after attending a marriage in Dibrugarh. While 3 persons, Amit Dutta (24) of Jagun, Subhash Gope and Disha Gope (30) of Ledu Bazar died on the spot, Sadhana Gope succumbed to her injuries at AMCH Dibrugarh. Ratan Gope, the husband of Disha Gope has been admitted to AMCH in critical condition.

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