Head-on collision of two electric autos at Katakhal, three seriously injured

A severe road accident occurred at Katakhal on National Highway 306, Silchar-Aizawl route, involving a head-on collision between two electric autos, leaving at least three people seriously injured.

All the injured have been rushed to the hospital in critical condition.

The accident happened around 8:30 PM on Saturday at Katakhal Point on the 306 Silchar-Aizawl National Highway. Eyewitnesses reported hearing a loud crash and saw that two high-speed autos, coming from opposite directions, had collided head-on.

They stated that the driver of the auto coming from Dholai towards Silchar was under the influence and drove on the wrong side, hitting the auto coming from Silchar towards Dholai head-on.

The collision was so intense that both vehicles were badly damaged.

The auto coming from Dholai had only the driver on board, while the auto coming from Silchar had the driver and at least four passengers.

Both drivers and one passenger were seriously injured. All the injured were taken to the hospital for treatment. Dholai police rushed to the scene after receiving the news of the accident and have taken the damaged vehicles into custody.