{"id":128892,"date":"2024-10-12T13:00:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T07:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=128892"},"modified":"2024-10-12T13:00:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T07:30:53","slug":"heartbreaking-durga-puja-festivities-in-assam-i-road-accidents-cast-a-shadow-on-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.com\/?p=128892","title":{"rendered":"Heartbreaking Durga Puja Festivities in Assam I Road Accidents Cast a Shadow on Celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As Assam celebrates Durga Puja<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, the festive spirit has been dimmed by a spate of tragic road accidents throughout the state. In Guwahati\u2019s Zoo Road, a serious collision involving a four-wheeler and a scooty left a young woman critically injured.<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Heartbreaking Durga Puja Festivities in Assam:<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The local community swiftly brought her to GMCH for urgent medical care, and police intervened to manage the ensuing unrest. Meanwhile, a fatal motorcycle accident occurred in Golaghat as Biren Thakur was struck while crossing the road to enjoy the Puja festivities. The motorcyclist, Lohit Pradhan, suffered severe injuries and was hospitalized.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Barpeta, a motorcycle crash claimed the lives of Nishant Pathak and Kishan Sharma when their bike collided with a railing. The tragic incident happened as they headed home after participating in the celebrations. <\/span><\/p>\n

Another devastating accident unfolded in Bongaigaon\u2019s Jogighopa, where a vehicle in a wedding procession lost control during a U-turn, resulting in the death of Ziarul Haque and injuring several others. Additionally, in a separate accident in Jogighopa, cyclist Gautam Rabha died after being struck by a motorcycle. His life ended while en route to receive medical attention.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As Assam celebrates Durga Puja, the festive spirit has been dimmed by a spate of tragic road accidents throughout the state. In Guwahati\u2019s Zoo Road, a serious collision involving a four-wheeler and a scooty left a young woman critically injured. The local community swiftly brought her to GMCH for urgent medical care, and police intervened […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":81623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":"News Desk:"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"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":[33300,33299,33301],"class_list":["post-128892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assam","tag-festivities-in-assam-i","tag-heartbreaking-durga-puja","tag-road-accidents-cast-a-shadow-on-celebrations"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":160515,"url":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.com\/?p=160515","url_meta":{"origin":128892,"position":0},"title":"4 Dead, 23 Injured in Tripura Road Accidents During Durga Puja","author":"News Desk","date":"October 22, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Road accidents across Tripura claimed four lives and left 23 people injured during the six-day Durga Puja period between October 17 and October 22, according to official figures released by Tripura Police. 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