Guwahati: As many as eight school girls were injured in a head-on collision mishap in Darrang district of Assam on Thursday morning.
The incident occurred at Sipajhar of the district.
According to reports, the schoolgirls were travelling in a tempo van when it collided with an incoming Alto car with the registration number “AS 13L 5374” in the Dumunichowki area, injuring at least seven of them.
The injured students were identified as Anjuma Begum, Maina Boro, Madhusmita Boro, Asmina Khatun, Risa Begum, Anowara Begum, Padma Begum, and Rojina Begum.
Sources added that two of them are reportedly in critical condition.
All of the injured were taken to the Bezera Community Health Centre for treatment after the accident.