{"id":133342,"date":"2025-01-05T10:35:51","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T05:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=133342"},"modified":"2025-01-05T10:35:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T05:05:51","slug":"tragic-highway-accident-in-arunachal-deeply-emotional-injury-to-five-family-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.com\/?p=133342","title":{"rendered":"Tragic Highway Accident in Arunachal: Deeply Emotional Injury to Five Family Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-133224\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/New-Logo-Smal.jpg?resize=198%2C55&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"55\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">A<\/span> family of five from Dibrugarh, Assam, met with a severe accident on Saturday afternoon when their vehicle careened 50 feet into a gorge on NH-313 near Anini, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.com\/?p=102221\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arunachal Pradesh<\/a>. The incident happened as they were heading home from a trip to Anini. The injured have been identified as Hitendranath Burhagohain, his wife Rekha, their sons Bedabrata and Debabrata Burhagohain, and daughter-in-law Pramila Singh, whose condition is reported to be extremely critical.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_133343\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-133343\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Tragic Highway Accident in Arunachal: Deeply Emotional Injury to Five Family Members\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-133343 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/accident-1.jpg?resize=850%2C442&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tragic Highway Accident in Arunachal: Deeply Emotional Injury to Five Family Members\" width=\"850\" height=\"442\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/accident-1.jpg?w=850&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/accident-1.jpg?resize=300%2C156&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/accident-1.jpg?resize=768%2C399&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/accident-1.jpg?resize=750%2C390&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-133343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tragic Highway Accident in Arunachal: Deeply Emotional Injury to Five Family Members<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">An Arunachal Pradesh official, part of the rescue team, mentioned that the accident happened because the vehicle lost control on a perilous section of the highway. The challenging terrain has further complicated rescue and medical efforts. Local police have commenced an investigation to ascertain the exact cause behind the tragic fall. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Authorities have urged travelers, including both tourists and residents, to exercise utmost caution while navigating these roads, especially during winter when road conditions and visibility can be unpredictable and hazardous.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A family of five from Dibrugarh, Assam, met with a severe accident on Saturday afternoon when their vehicle careened 50 feet into a gorge on NH-313 near Anini, Arunachal Pradesh. The incident happened as they were heading home from a trip to Anini. The injured have been identified as Hitendranath Burhagohain, his wife Rekha, their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":133343,"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_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":[35],"tags":[39069,39054,17547,39068,39058,39066,39051,39055,39067,39061,39056,39064,39052,39063,39059,39057,39060,39070,39065,39053,39062],"class_list":["post-133342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-north-east","tag-accident-investigation-news","tag-anini-arunachal-pradesh","tag-assam-road-accident","tag-assam-to-anini-journey","tag-burhagohain-family-accident","tag-challenging-terrain-rescue","tag-dibrugarh-family-accident","tag-family-of-five-injured","tag-family-trip-turned-tragic","tag-highway-safety-tips","tag-hitendranath-burhagohain-accident","tag-local-police-investigation","tag-nh-313-accident","tag-perilous-highway-conditions","tag-pramila-singh-critical-condition","tag-rekha-burhagohain","tag-rescue-efforts-arunachal-pradesh","tag-road-visibility-hazards","tag-travelers-safety-advice","tag-vehicle-careens-into-gorge","tag-winter-driving-caution"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":157510,"url":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.com\/?p=157510","url_meta":{"origin":133342,"position":0},"title":"Tinsukia Gang-Rape : Young Woman, Accused Held from Arunachal","author":"News Desk","date":"August 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A woman, aged about 18\u201319, was allegedly gang-raped by four men on the evening of August 14 in Namphai Lishang village under the Jagun Police Outpost in Tinsukia district, Assam, police said, and one of the accused has since been arrested from neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh. 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