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The Congress connected Thursday (December 11, 2025) expressed its condolences for the deaths successful a roadworthy mishap successful Arunachal Pradesh, with enactment main Mallikarjun Kharge urging authorities to supply conscionable compensation to the bereaved.
At slightest 18 radical from Assam's Tinsukia territory were killed, and 3 others went missing arsenic a motortruck fell into a heavy gorge successful neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh, officials said connected Thursday.
The mishap took spot connected Hayuliang-Chaglagam Road successful Anjaw territory successful the eastbound portion of the elevation authorities connected December 8. The motortruck was carrying 22 labourers, Defence PRO Lt Col Mahender Rawat said, citing the lone survivor's version.
"Anguished by the quality of the unspeakable motortruck mishap successful Anjaw territory of Arunachal Pradesh, wherever respective labourers from Assam person mislaid their lives," Mr. Kharge said connected X.
Anguished by the quality of the unspeakable motortruck mishap successful Anjaw territory of Arunachal Pradesh, wherever respective labourers from Assam person mislaid their lives.
My deepest condolences to the families of the victims. Our thoughts and prayers are with the injured, arsenic we privation them a speedy…
"My deepest condolences to the families of the victims. Our thoughts and prayers are with the injured, arsenic we privation them a speedy recovery. I impulse the authorities to supply timely and capable compensation to the bereaved," helium said.
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi termed the quality profoundly saddening.
"I explicit my deepest condolences to their grieving families. I anticipation those who are missing are recovered arsenic soon arsenic possible, and I privation the injured a speedy recovery," the Leader of Opposition successful the Lok Sabha said.
Congress wide caput Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said it was heartbreaking to perceive astir the deaths.
"May the departed souls remainder successful peace. My deepest condolences to the bereaved families. I commune for the well-being of those missing and injured," she said successful a station successful Hindi connected X.
Arunachal Pradesh Disaster Management Secretary Dani Salu said an NDRF squad was astir 10 k.m. distant from Hayuliang, and it would statesman its cognition to retrieve the bodies connected Friday, if the upwind permits.
The site, astir 12 k.m. from Chaglagam, lies successful a pugnacious terrain with constricted connectivity.
The mishap was not reported by immoderate section agency, contractor, oregon civilian typical until the lone survivor's arrival, Rawat said, adding that 18 bodies had been sighted.
The mishap appears to person occurred successful the evening oregon nighttime of December 8, astir 40 km from Hayuliang towards Chaglagam.
The territory medication had received nary accusation astir the clang till December 10 evening, erstwhile 1 of the survivors managed to ascent retired of the gorge and scope a adjacent Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) labour camp, wherever helium was fixed aesculapian aid, Salu said successful a statement.
The BRTF authorities subsequently alerted the district's lawman commissioner.
But, owed to the precocious hour, highly treacherous terrain, and unreliable weather, a rescue effort astatine nighttime was deemed unsafe.
Requisition to the NDRF was sent immediately, Salu said.
