Two killed, 18 hurt in mishap
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 11 2013:
Two persons including a girl have been killed while 18 others were injured in a head-on collision between a Tata Winger van and a mini bus at Meitram Lamkhai along Imphal-Churachandpur road under Nambol police station.
Sources informed that Winger van (MN-01X/2061) was heading for Churachandpur from Imphal when it collided head-on with the mini bus (MN-02/8558) coming from the opposite direction at about 9.30 am today.
Driver of the winger van Ningthoujam Rohikanta (35) s/o Kumar of Nambol Awang Leikai and Lhingneilam Haokip (8) d/o Ginmang of Molphai village, Churachandpur who was travelling in the same ill-fated van were killed in the mishap.
18 other people also sustained injuries of varying degrees.
The injured are undergoing treatment at RIMS and it is said that most of them are critical.
a case has been registered at Nambol police station in connection with the incident.