IMPHAL, Jun 8: At least one person was killed and four others including a woman suffered injuries when a Tata DI passenger vehicle they were travelling veered off track and fell into a gorge in a place between Rangkhong and Awangkhul along NH-37 (Imphal-Jiribam road) under Noney Police Station, Tamenglong district today around 8.30 am.
The deceased has been identified as Md Akhtar Hussain, 36 son of Late Md Ashafuddin Laskar from Silchar. He was working as a tyre fitter in Coastal Project Limited, a company engaged in the ongoing construction of railway line.
Reports said the ill-fated passenger vehicle was heading towards Imphal from Jiribam when its driver lost control while trying to stop the vehicle from moving backwards after climbing a stiff portion of the road and plunged into a deep gorge located around 15-km from Noney Police Station.
The four injured who were admitted to a nearby hospital for treatment are said to be out of danger. Police have registered a case in connection with the incident.
The dead body of the deceased has been preserved at JNIMS morgue for post mortem examination, the reports stated.
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