A student was killed and two others injured after the auto-rickshaw they were travelling in collided with a car on the Dhansiri-Diphu road in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district, police said on Sunday.
The accident occurred on Saturday when the three students were travelling to attend an Independence Day celebration. All three, residents of Daldali Mesebdainyah village in Dhansiri, were taken to Diphu Medical College and Hospital.
The male student, who sustained serious injuries, was referred to a hospital in Dimapur but succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment.
The two other students, both girls, are undergoing treatment at Diphu Medical College and Hospital.
