From The Indian Express · Shinjini Ghosh · · 2m
Baby boy survives crash that killed 26, parents still missing
A two-year-old was the sole survivor of a head-on collision between a minibus and container truck near Kaziranga National Park. Authorities are searching for his parents.
In brief
A two-year-old was the sole survivor of a head-on collision between a minibus and container truck near Kaziranga National Park. Authorities are searching for his parents. A two-year-old boy survived a minibus-truck collision near Kaziranga that killed 26 people, but his parents remain unidentified. Authorities will…
Crash kills 26, toddler survives
A head-on collision between a minibus and a container truck near Kaziranga National Park killed 26 people. A two-year-old boy was the sole survivor.
Child's parents remain unidentified
Bokakhat district administration officials said nobody had come forward to claim the boy. Some reports suggest he was travelling with his mother, but neither parent has been traced.
“The child is about two years old and the parents have still not been identified.”
Authorities urge public for information
Sujata Gogoi, co-district commissioner of Bokakhat, appealed for anyone with information about the child to come forward. The search for the parents continues.
“We really urge anyone with any information on the child to please come forward.”
Boy treated for forehead injury
The child was kept under observation overnight at Swahid Kamala Miri Sub-Divisional Civil Hospital in Bokakhat, around 34 kilometres from the accident site. He had an injury on his forehead.
CT scan ordered, no parents yet
Dr. Ajit Kakati, Sub-Divisional Medical and Health Officer, said the boy was referred to Golaghat District Hospital for a CT scan. As of ten am, no one had come forward to claim him.
“The baby had an injury on the forehead and was kept under observation overnight.”
Crash details: speed and negligence
The collision happened in the Rangajan area of Golaghat district around two thirty pm Friday. The minibus was speeding, and preliminary investigation suggests rash and negligent driving caused the accident.
Victims included women and a minor
Of the 26 dead, two remain unidentified. At least 15 others are under treatment at Jorhat Medical College and Hospital, several in critical condition. The victims included at least 12 women and a minor.
Child welfare committee will take over
If the child's parents are not found, he will be handed to the Child Welfare Committee. Dr. Kakati said the committee will then take care of him and take it forward.
“If the test results are normal, then we will have to hand over the baby to the Child Welfare Committee.”
The essence
A two-year-old boy survived a minibus-truck collision near Kaziranga that killed 26 people, but his parents remain unidentified. Authorities will hand him to child welfare if no one claims him.
