Five killed in an accident on way back from wedding in Assam

Five youths were killed when the car they were travelling in fell into a ditch at Balipara in Assam’s Sonitpur district on Thursday night. The accident took place when they were returning from a wedding in Tezpur.

Police suspect the one behind the wheels lost control of the vehicle due to drowsiness or under the influence of alcohol.

The deceased have been identified by police as Deepen Bora, Bidyut Nath, Biswajit Saikia, Bhaikon Patangia and Akashdeep Bora. They were in their 30s.