IT News
Imphal, June 24,
At least 3 (Three) persons died, another 4 (four) seriously injured after a truck they were travelling fell at a gorge in Imphal-Jiribam road at around 6.30 am today.
The tragic accident happened near Biyang village under New Keithelmanbi police station, around 4 km away from Keithelmanbi along NH-37 towards Jiribam.
Report reaching here said that the accident occurred when the truck fell into the gorge while trying to overtake a vehicle before reaching to Kotlien. The casualties of today’s unfortunate accident are all labourers. They were on their way to a stone Quarry site near Kotlien.
Police team which rush to the site tried to rescue the injured.
Bodies of those died in the accident were retrieved by the police team and taken to morgue. And those injured had been rushed to the Hospital for medical treatment. Police had registered a case in connection with the case.