22-yr-old woman killed in road accident
Source: Chronicle News Service
Thoubal, November 23 2022:
A young woman was killed after the Activa (MN 01A H5360) she was riding was hit by another vehicle near Babu Bazar Police Outpost under Thoubal PS on Wednesday at around 2.45 pm.
The deceased woman has been identified as Nongthombam Sandeshwori Devi (22) d/o N Bikram of Thoubal Sabantongba Mamang Leikai According to reports culled from the spot, the woman was trying to cross the road median at Babu Bazar when a Chevrolet Beat (MN 01AK 2323) coming in from Thoubal side rammed into her, killing her on the spot.
Police have arrested the driver of the Chevrolet Beat but the other occupant in the car managed to flee the scene.
The arrested driver of the Chevrolet Beat has been identified as Luikang Lamak Maram (42) s/o Thalung Lamak of Lairouching Village under Mao PS.
He is currently working as an OSD at the office of current minister of the state Water Resources/Relief and Disaster Management.
Thoubal PS has registered a case in this regard and deposited body of the woman at JNIMS morgue for post mortem examination.
Meanwhile, nearby locals conveyed that a similar accident occurred at the same spot few months ago, wherein an elderly, who was also trying to cross the road, was hit by a vehicle and later died.
The locals, thus, drew the attention of the authority concerned for deploying traffic police personnel on duty in the area.