Kaziranga Road Accident: Survivors Recovering at Jorhat Medical College

Update on Kaziranga Accident Victims

Jorhat, Nov 15: Fourteen individuals who sustained injuries in the tragic Rongajan road accident in Kaziranga, which resulted in 26 fatalities, are currently receiving treatment at Jorhat Medical College and Hospital (JMCH). Two patients were discharged on Sunday after showing significant improvement.

The discharged patients, Muksidul Haque and Mostakin Hussain, both from Samaguri in Nagaon district, were reported stable and transported home in separate ambulances.

According to Dr. Saurabh Borkotoky, Principal and Chief Superintendent of JMCH, prior to the discharge, 16 victims were being treated at the facility, with eight in the general ward and eight in the ICU.

“Today, we discharged two patients from the general ward as their health has improved considerably,” Borkotoky stated.

He noted that four patients in the ICU remain in critical condition, and the hospital is diligently monitoring all admitted individuals.

“We are committed to providing them with the best possible care, but we cannot predict the duration of their treatment. Until yesterday, five patients were on ventilators, but two have since been taken off,” he added.

Muksidul, one of the discharged individuals, recounted the moments leading up to the accident, explaining that he was traveling from Golaghat to Samaguri when the vehicle veered off course.

“I was asleep when I felt a sudden turn. The vehicle was traveling at approximately 90 km/h when it crossed into the wrong lane and collided with a container truck,” he shared.

He expressed gratitude for the prompt medical attention he received upon arrival at JMCH.

“The staff here took great care of me. They administered an injection and monitored my condition regularly,” he said.

Mostakin, who was also discharged, mentioned that several of his relatives were in the unfortunate vehicle.

“I was coming from Golaghat and was asleep when the crash occurred. Some of my relatives were in the vehicle; one has died, another is in the ICU, while two have recovered and one is still being treated,” Mostakin explained.

Both survivors expressed their appreciation for the medical care they received at JMCH before leaving the hospital.

Meanwhile, there is ongoing uncertainty regarding the identity of a small child currently admitted to JMCH.

An injured passenger reported that a couple was traveling with the child in the ill-fated vehicle from Golaghat, claiming that the child's parents were among those admitted to JMCH.

However, hospital officials have not confirmed whether the couple in the hospital is indeed the child's parents.

“When we boarded the vehicle, the child was already there, playing as young children do,” the injured passenger recounted from his hospital bed.

The situation is further complicated by the presence of an unidentified man and woman in the ICU, both initially unconscious and in critical condition, with no relatives stepping forward to identify them.

Borkotoky mentioned that the woman has regained some consciousness and was able to state her name, while the man remains in critical condition.

“One woman and one man are unidentified. The woman has been able to provide her name, but the man is still in a critical state. Under these circumstances, they cannot identify their child,” he explained.

Hospital authorities and others, including local ministers, suspect that the unidentified couple may be the child's parents, but their identities and relationship to the child have yet to be officially confirmed.

The accident, which occurred on Friday in Rongajan, involved a minibus colliding head-on with a container truck, resulting in 26 deaths and numerous injuries, many of whom were reportedly college students.

As of Sunday, 14 injured individuals from the accident continue to receive treatment at JMCH.