Guwahati, May 29: A student en route to the school died while his mother suffered severe injuries when a tree got uprooted due to a storm and fell on their autorickshaw on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Shubhankar Barman, a Class 1 student of Shishu Niketan School in Dhubri's Bilasipara locality, official sources said.
According to an official, Dhubri district recorded heavy rain till Wednesday morning. Earlier on Tuesday, a student from Morigaon district lost his life when a large tree fell on the tempo while he was traveling to school. Sudden Death in Assam: Football Player Dies of Cardiac Arrest During Practice in Jorhat.
The victim was identified as Kaushik Amphi from the Dhupguri area of the district. Several districts in Assam shut down schools, colleges, and other educational institutions on Wednesday as the weather department predicted heavy rain and storms in the state.
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