Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 20 2009:
At least three persons including a 78-year old man died in accidents occurred at separate places in the last 24-hour.In one of the accidents occurred yesterday at about 2.30 pm on the NH-39 at Oinam Thingel under Singjemei police station, a peddler was knock down to dead by a motorcycle (Honda Dio-MN-01R-6166) .
The deceased man has been identified as Sougrakpam Tomba son of late Gulamjat of Singjamei Waikhom Leikai.
He succumbed to his injuries at late night around 1.45 at the hospital where he was brought up.
Another 78-year old man identified as Thokchom Babu of Luwangshangbam who was knocked down by an unknown vehicle on his way back to home at about 5.30 pm yesterday at his locality under Heingang police station succumbed to his injury at hospital.
A rickshaw driver identified as Salam Gourchand (50) of Arong Nongmaikhong currently residing at a rented house at Lamphel Super Market died in the third accident occurred at Lamphel Sanakeithel under Lamphel police station at about 6.30 pm yesterday.
He was also knocked down by a Maruti van bearing registration no.MN-01K-6672 and succumbed to his injuries at RIMS hospital at around last night at about 9.30 pm.