Bhubaneswar: BJD president and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik on Friday mourned the death of 23 people in a road accident in Kaziranga in Assam.
Patnaik, the leader of the opposition in the Odisha assembly, also prayed for the quick recovery of those injured in the accident.
“Deeply saddened to learn about the tragic loss of so many lives in the fatal road accident in Assam’s Kaziranga. My heartfelt prayers are with the bereaved families in this hour of grief. May the families have enough strength to bear the irreparable loss and praying for the swift recovery of those who sustained injuries,” the former chief minister said in a post on X.
At least 23 people died, and 20 others were injured in a head-on collision between a minibus and a container truck near Kaziranga National Park in Assam.
