Guwahati: In a tragic accident, a girl was killed in a road mishap in Guwahati’s Ganeshguri area on her way to school on Thursday morning.
The girl, identified as Priya Kumari, was a Class 11 student of Little Flower School at Hatigaon and was riding pillion on a scooter with her sister when their scooter collided with a school bus.
The accident occurred near Rajdhani Masjid, just a few metres away from Little Flower School.
Unfortunately, Priya Kumari died on the spot, while her sister was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.
Eyewitnesses attributed the accident to the bus’s high speed and also highlighted the presence of dug-up pathways in the area as a contributing factor.
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Instead of stopping and attending to the accident, the bus driver attempted to flee from the scene.
However, the driver, identified as Bipul Boro, was later arrested by police.
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