One killed, another hurt in jeep accident
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Daniel Kamei
Tamenglong, August 02 2011:
One person died and another was injured when a jeep fell into deep gorge on the Tamenglong- Khongsang road at Kahulong village some 16 kms away from Tamenglong district HQs around 10.15 am today.
The deceased person is Damthuilung Gonmei (24), son of Gangai Gonmei of Marangjing, (Makhuam) working as Block Assistant Finance Manager under NHRM, Tamenglong District.
He was driving the jeep, MN01K-0062, when the accident occurred.
He and his elder brother Dinthaorei Gonmei (30), were on their way to Tamenglong from Noney to collect medicines from the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).
A postmortem has been conducted and a condolence service has been held at the district HQs.
Damthuilung Gonmei survived with multiple head injuries and bruises on his face and has been referred to RIMS at Imphal for further treatment.
11 Assam Rifles rushed brought the dead body and the injured to Tamenglong District Hospital.