Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, August 19 2009:
Eight occupants of Bolero Jeep � including a staff reporter of Hueiyen Lanpao and three other journalists � have been injured in a road mishap today while heading towards Imphal when their vehicle turned turtle near Mayai Lambi College.
The team of reporters was on assignment at Arong Nongmaikhong in Imphal West district regarding the disappearance of a child.
The reporters were accompanied by child rights activists.
The injured reporters were Pramod Ningomba, a staff reporter of this newspaper, Surjit of Naharolgee Thoudang, Premchand of Poknapham, and Nabakumar of ISTV News.
The other injured victims were child rights activists O Indira of Child Welfare Committee, Thoubal; L Mala of Child Line Imphal; Soroja of Social Welfare department and driver of the vehicle.
They were admitted at RIMS Hospital.
O Indira has been shifted to Shija Hospital later due to severity of her injuries.
Mechanical failure of the vehicle was said to be the cause of the accident.