Overview
- The head-on crash, which occurred Friday night in Tamulpur’s Noakhata, killed 25-year-old dancer Nishamoni Haloi and injured 11 members of her troupe.
- Police said about 30 performers were in a traveller minibus that collided with a trailer on the Tamulpur–Nagrijuli road.
- Several injured were transferred to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital for advanced treatment, with others treated at a local facility.
- Police began an inquiry and said the body will be released after a post-mortem, as the chief minister issued condolences.
- The troupe was en route to a show in Bangalipara during Rongali Bihu, when husori groups often travel long distances at night on narrow highways, raising crash risk.