Guwahati: A truck and a JCB machine crashed into a roadside pond after a head-on collision on National Highway 36 at Rangalu in Assam’s Nagaon district. The wreck occurred October 17 in front of the Rangalu Gram Vikash Parishad office. Both vehicles were moving from Nagaon toward Kathiatoli before the impact.
Local reports claim the JCB veered suddenly into the path of the truck, registration AS-27-C-7213. The truck driver lost control, striking the JCB, registration AS-02-AR-1160. The force of the crash uprooted a large tree and sent both heavy vehicles into the water. Both rigs are totaled.
Rangalu police and local residents pulled the two men from the wreckage. Medics rushed them to Nagaon Civil Hospital. The JCB driver suffered serious injuries, while the truck driver sustained minor wounds. Local officials stated, "Police have launched an investigation into the incident to ascertain the circumstances leading to the crash."
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