Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, January 05 2008:
At least three people died in different motor vehicle accidents occurred today, police reports said.
Two people died when the scooter (Activa Honda, MN-05-B 2686) they were coming with from Imphal side along the Tidim road was knocked down at Maibam Lokpaching by a passenger bus (MN-01-1656) coming from opposite direction this afternoon at around 2.20 pm.
Another person coming together with the two deceased who suffered serious injuries hospitalized at RIMS hospital.
The deceased were identified as Ngasepam Baleshor (19) son of Itoba of Ngachoupokpi Maning Leikai and Moirangthem Shadananda (18) son of Tomba of same locality with the former.
The injured youth was named as Maisnam Maikel (18) of Nachoupokpi Maning Leikai.
According to the eye-witness accounts, the three youths come together in the Activa and chasing after a Maruti car.
The scooter, after hitting the car slipped towards the passenger bus which was coming from the opposite side.
The injured one was immediately evacuated by the occupants of the car to the hospital.
The other accident which killed a man occurred in front of the Nagaland State Road Transport office complex near the Guwahati High Court Complex, Imphal bench today at around 9.30 am.
Eyewitness suspect an army vehicle just passes by knocked him down.
The deceased man named Lumsei Donglen (47) son of Lhunkhopao hailing from Molel village of Saikhul and currently residing at a rented house at Khongsai Veng came with a motorcycle (Yamaha MN-04-D-10368).He deid at the spot.