NEW DELHI, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- At least 26 people were killed and many others injured Friday in a head-on collision between a minibus and a container truck in India's northeastern state of Assam, officials said.
The accident took place at Rongajan, near Kaziranga in Golaghat district, about 274 km northeast of Dispur, the capital city of Assam.
The deceased included college students.
Police said the impact of the collision left the minibus severely damaged, trapping several passengers inside the mangled vehicle.
"The death toll is likely to increase given the critical condition of some of the injured," a police official said.
The ill-fated minibus was headed to Nagaon from Golaghat, while the container truck was travelling towards Upper Assam, when the collision took place.
The exact number of people travelling in the minibus was not immediately known. However, reports suggested that more than 35 passengers were inside it when it collided with the container truck coming from the opposite direction.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the deaths in the accident and extended condolences to the families of the victims.
