Assam's 108 Mrityunjoy handles 293 burn and road accident cases during Diwali
Assam's 108 Mrityunjoy service attended 293 burn and road accident cases on 8 and 9 November, with Sonitpur recording the most calls at 23.
Assam's 108 Mrityunjoy emergency service attended 293 burn and road traffic accident (RTA) cases over two days of Diwali, 8 and 9 November 2026, according to a report by The Sentinel.
Of the total, 32 were burn cases and 261 were road accidents. On 8 November the service handled 13 burn cases and 126 RTA cases; on 9 November it handled 19 burn cases and 135 RTA cases.
District figures
- Sonitpur: 23 cases, the highest
- Kamrup Rural: 20
- Kamrup Metropolitan: 17
- Dibrugarh, Golaghat and Nalbari: 16 each
- Jorhat: 15
Sivasagar was reported to have the lowest number of cases, though the report did not give a figure.
Why it matters for ambulance owners and drivers
- Road accidents made up the large majority of festival-time emergency calls in the figures reported.
- Demand was spread across many districts, not only the cities.
Read the full report at the source: The Sentinel
This is a summary written by the Ambulance Owner Association. The facts are from the source named above.