{"id":115623,"date":"2024-01-12T16:24:11","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T10:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=115623"},"modified":"2024-01-12T16:24:11","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T10:54:11","slug":"three-dead-one-critically-injured-in-late-night-highway-tragedy-in-assams-nagaon-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=115623","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Three Dead, One Critically Injured in Late-Night Highway Tragedy in Assam&#8217;s Nagaon District&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-115520\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/New-Logo-Smal-1.jpg?resize=134%2C37&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"134\" height=\"37\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">L<\/span>ate on Thursday night, a tragic car crash on National Highway-37 in Assam&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=114919\">Nagaon<\/a> district resulted in the death of three individuals and left another in a critical condition. According to police reports, the incident occurred when a Mahindra Verito, registered as AS-12J-6909, veered off the road and plunged into a nearby ditch along the four-lane highway. A high-ranking police official provided details of the mishap.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_115625\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-115625\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Three Dead, One Critically Injured in Late-Night Highway Tragedy in Assam's Nagaon District&quot;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-115625 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/car_accident.webp?resize=650%2C385&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Three Dead, One Critically Injured in Late-Night Highway Tragedy in Assam's Nagaon District&quot;\" width=\"650\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/car_accident.webp?w=650&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/car_accident.webp?resize=300%2C178&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-115625\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Three Dead, One Critically Injured in Late-Night Highway Tragedy in Assam&#8217;s Nagaon District&#8221;<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The superintendent of police for Nagaon, Nabaneet Mahanta, reported that the vehicle involved in the incident had four occupants, one of whom was the driver. He stated that two individuals were pronounced dead at the scene, while the remaining two were taken to Tezpur Medical College in a severe state. Unfortunately, one of the hospitalized individuals passed away on Friday morning, according to SP Mahanta.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The police have confirmed the identities of the three individuals who lost their lives as Arjun Toti, Amrit Biswas, and Rahul Biswas. They were between the ages of 25 and 30 and hailed from the Kaliabor region in Nagaon district. The authorities have notified the relatives of the victims. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">According to statements from the victims&#8217; families, the collision was caused by heavy fog. Nonetheless, law enforcement officials are still examining the incident to determine its actual cause. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The Superintendent of Police (SP) mentioned that the victims&#8217; bodies have been dispatched for autopsy, and the results of this examination will help ascertain whether alcohol was a factor in the driver&#8217;s behavior. The investigation is ongoing, as further stated by the SP.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Late on Thursday night, a tragic car crash on National Highway-37 in Assam&#8217;s Nagaon district resulted in the death of three individuals and left another in a critical condition. According to police reports, the incident occurred when a Mahindra Verito, registered as AS-12J-6909, veered off the road and plunged into a nearby ditch along the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":115624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"1","single_blog_custom":"","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"bottom","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"0","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"0","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"2","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-715","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":"","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":"","hide":""},"jnews_social_meta":{"fb_title":"","fb_description":"","fb_image":"","twitter_title":"","twitter_description":"","twitter_image":""},"jnews_override_counter":{"override_view_counter":"0","view_counter_number":"0","override_share_counter":"0","share_counter_number":"0","override_like_counter":"0","like_counter_number":"0","override_dislike_counter":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[200],"tags":[17559,17554,17553,17550,17574,17568,17565,17547,17571,17558,17563,17575,17557,17567,17562,17552,17569,17548,17549,17556,17545,17546,17570,17564,17555,17573,17560,17551,17561,17572,17566],"class_list":["post-115623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assam","tag-alcohol-involvement-investigation","tag-amrit-biswas-fatal-accident","tag-arjun-toti-obituary","tag-as-12j-6909-crash","tag-assam-car-crash-inquiries","tag-assam-fatal-road-incident","tag-assam-highway-patrol-reports","tag-assam-road-accident","tag-assam-traffic-collisions","tag-autopsy-reports-assam","tag-critical-condition-road-accident","tag-fatalities-on-national-highways-india","tag-fog-related-road-accident","tag-four-lane-highway-accident-assam","tag-highway-crash-casualties","tag-kaliabor-residents-death","tag-kaliabor-tragic-accident","tag-late-night-car-mishap","tag-mahindra-verito-accident","tag-nabaneet-mahanta-police-statement","tag-nagaon-district-car-crash","tag-national-highway-37-tragedy","tag-nighttime-driving-hazards","tag-police-probe-assam-crash","tag-rahul-biswas-car-crash-victim","tag-road-accident-autopsy-results","tag-road-safety-in-assam","tag-tezpur-medical-college-emergency","tag-traffic-incident-nagaon","tag-vehicle-ditch-plunge","tag-vehicle-plunge-nagaon"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":157699,"url":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=157699","url_meta":{"origin":115623,"position":0},"title":"Assam Late-Night Raid in Nagaon : 65 Cattle-Laden Vehicles Seized","author":"News Desk","date":"August 31, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"More than 1,000 cattle were reportedly intercepted in a late-night operation at Rangalu in Jakhalabandha, Nagaon district, police said, after officers conducting vehicle checks encountered a large convoy of cattle-laden trucks around midnight on Sunday. 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