Truck and bus crash in India’s Assam state kills at least 24 people

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At least 24 people have been ⁠⁠killed and 11 others injured, after a container truck collided with a bus in ⁠⁠India’s northeastern state of Assam, police said. The crash happened on Friday on a highway in Golaghat district, near Kaziranga National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site famous for its one-horned rhinos, about 225km (140 miles) east of the state capital, Dispur. Several children and the bus driver were among the dead, officials said, as Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on X he was “deeply distressed by the tragic accident”. “The scale of this loss has shaken all of us, and my heart goes out to every family that has lost a loved one. No words can ease their pain, but I want them to know that they are not alone.