Indians gather at the site of a road accident in the village of Doholapara in Assam™s Barpeta District on October 3, 2013.
At least 30 people, including 13 children, have been killed and nearly a score injured in a massive road accident in India’s north-eastern state of Assam.
The incident occurred in the village of Doholapara in the Barpeta district of Assam, when a cargo truck crashed into two minivans packed with laborers headed to a local brick kiln on early Thursday.
Another 18 people were injured after the 10-wheeler truck rammed into the oncoming vehicles on a highway about 160 kilometers (100 miles) west of the provincial capital of Guwahati.
The junior victims were children being taken to work to be looked after during the day.
Twenty-eight of the victims were instantly killed in the crash, while two died hours later in a hospital, taking the death toll to 30.
Among the dead was also a passenger in the truck, which was on its way to the neighboring state of West Bengal.
Police said the truck driver was arrested and was being treated for injuries.
According to official figures, road accidents in India killed 17 people per hour in 2011.
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