Vehicles stranded along Imphal-Moreh road
Source: The Sangai Express
Chandel, October 04 2016:
Several vehicles are currently stranded at Pallet, Tengnoupal and Bongjang areas along the Imphal-Moreh section of National Highway 102 owing to a sudden bandh imposed following a tragic road accident that took place near Thamlapokpi village in Chandel district yesterday.
Kh Moshing Tarao, 48, s/o (late) Kh Kochung Tarao of Tarao Laimanai village under Chandel district was travelling on a Yamaha Bike with his wife from Pallel when a Maruti Omni Van knocked him down near Thamlapokpi village at around 4.20 pm yesterday.
A passenger bus that was moving from Pallel toward Tengnoupal at the time ran over Moshing as the Maruti Omni Van knocked him over killing him at the spot.
Enraged villagers and relatives of the deceased blocked the Imphal-Moreh section of National Highway 102 since morning and prohibited vehicular movement along the road stretch.
Passengers on the stranded vehicles were allowed to proceed further on foot.
Till the filing of this report, the dead body and the vehicles involved in the accident were still lying at the accident spot.
Mention may be made, the injured wife of the deceased underwent medical treatment at Jivan Hospital, Kakching.