Mishap claims one, many hurt at Ushoipokpi Chaopok Lamkhai
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 16 2012:
At least one person was killed and 11 others injured when a Tata Magic van they were traveling in collided with a speeding truck along National Highway 39 at Ushoipokpi Chaopok Lamkhai under Lilong police station in Thoubal district, in the early morning of Thursday.
The accident happened at around 6:30 am when an Imphal-bound passenger Tata Magic van had a head--on crash with a speeding truck coming from the opposite direction along the Imphal-Moreh road section of Ushoipokpi, killing one passenger on the spot and wounding another 11, a police source said.
The injured were shifted to Regional Institute of medical Sciences (RIMS) for medical treatment.
The lone victim has been identified as Thangjam Pishak (35) and the injured as Paka Thokchom (46), Khogen Singh (31), Md.Satar (35), Md.Zakir Hussen (24), Wahengbam Bina (45), Akoijam Ajit Singh (25), Achou and his wife Ganga Devi (20), Md.Fazal (40) and his brother Md.Salim (45), Md.Abdula (40) and Khulakpam Ibochouba (50) .
Reports said some of the injured have been discharged after receiving first-aid and that some of them referred to other hospitals.
A case has also been registered at the Lilong police station in connection with the road mishap, police added.