4 killed as two motorcycles collide head-on in Assam

Four young men were killed and another injured after two motorcycles collided head-on in Assam's Kamrup district in the early hours on Sunday, police said.

The incident happened near Palashbari, with three youths riding one bike, and two on the other, they said.

''All five victims were taken to the nearby Palashbari health centre. Doctors declared three of them brought dead,'' an officer said.

The two others were referred to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), but one of them died later, she said.

''The fifth victim is undergoing treatment at the GMCH now. All of them were in their early 20s,'' she added.

Police said an investigation is underway to ascertain the cause of the accident.

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