Boy dies in mishap
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 13 2012:
A 15 year old boy has been killed at Lilong along Imphal-Moreh highway in a collision between a Santro car and a Tata Sumo jeep last night.
A police source informed that a Santro car heading towards Imphal from Thoubal and Tata Sumo jeep coming from opposite directions collided against each other at Waithou Lamkhai at about 5.20 pm yesterday.
After collision, the car sped away towards Imphal without looking back.
The driver of the jeep turned around his vehicle and chased the car.
However, the driver of the jeep lost control and crashed against a road-side tree near Lilong Tairenmakhong.
At the impact of the crash, a branch of the tree snapped and fell over a boy, killing him on the spot.
The deceased victim has been identified as Md Nazia Hassan (15) s/o late Jallaluddin of Lilong Haoreibi Makha Leikai.
Along with registration of case in connection with the incident at Lilong police station, the corpse of the boy has been deposited at JNIMS mortuary.
The two vehicles involved in the crash have also been seized by police.