Elderly pedestrian killed in road mishap
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, March 24 2015:
An elderly pedestrian was knocked down by a speeding Army vehicle at Keishampat Churachandpur Parking along the Tiddim Road in Imphal West this morning.
The victim, Yumnam Suresh (64), a resident of Sega Road Konjeng Hajari Leikai, died on the way to hospital.
The fatal mishap occurred around 9:30 am.
On the other hand, the death toll in the Nung Dalan brick-laden truck accident rose to four on Tuesday after two more succumbed.
The ill-fated truck, which was carrying six persons, skidded off the road and fell into a gorge measuring about 200 mt at Nung Dalan along National Higway-37 under Keithelmanbi Police Station on March 23.Two persons were killed and four others injured in the accident.
Among them two more succumbed taking the toll to four.
The vehicle was coming towards Marangjing village in Tamenglong district after loading bricks at Mutum Bricks Field Patsoi in Imphal West.