Driver dies, six hurt in mishap in Senapati
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 26 2011:
The driver of a passenger jeep died and six passengers including two serious cases were injured when the jeep fell into a deep gorge along NH 39 in Senapati district on Tuesday.
A police report said that the incident occurred at 12.15 pm and the two seriously injured passengers have been evacuated to the RIMS hospital, Imphal.
The dead body of the driver, Ashikho Mao (25) son of Hepuni Mao of Makhel village has also been transferred to the RIMS morgue for official procedures.
The report further said that the passenger jeep met with the accident while negotiating a corner.
The vehicle fell into the gorge 100 feet deep.
Efforts to lift the vehicle from the gorge are on, police said.