The Congress on Thursday (December 11, 2025) expressed its condolences for the deaths in a road accident in Arunachal Pradesh, with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge urging authorities to provide just compensation to the bereaved.
At least 18 people from Assam's Tinsukia district were killed, and three others went missing as a truck fell into a deep gorge in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh, officials said on Thursday.
The accident took place on Hayuliang-Chaglagam Road in Anjaw district in the eastern part of the hill state on December 8. The truck was carrying 22 labourers, Defence PRO Lt Col Mahender Rawat said, citing the lone survivor's version.
"Anguished by the news of the terrible truck accident in Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh, where several labourers from Assam have lost their lives," Mr. Kharge said on X.
Anguished by the news of the terrible truck accident in Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh, where several labourers from Assam have lost their lives.
