Tinsukia (Assam), Sep 6 (PTI) Seven persons were killed and five others injured in a road accident in Assam's Tinsukia district, police said on Wednesday.

The incident happened at Bordirak Tiniali near Kakopathar on Tuesday evening when their vehicle collided head-on with a truck at high speed, a police officer said.

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The injured have been admitted to a nearby hospital.

Preliminary investigation indicated that the driver of the truck was in an inebriated state, he said.

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A case has been registered and further investigation is underway, the officer added.

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