Passengers who were seriously injured were taken to the Guwahati Medical College (Representational)
Goalpara, Assam:
Six people were killed and over 30 others injured when a speeding bus fell into a ditch in Assam's Goalpara district today, police said.
The bus, on its way to Guwahati from Dhubri, hit a roadside electric post, overturned and fell into the ditch, killing five people on the spot.
One of the passengers died later, police said.
Police and Army personnel travelling in a van started rescuing the passengers.
Passengers who were seriously injured were taken to the Guwahati Medical College and Hospital, while others were admitted to the Goalpara Civil Hospital.
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