Mishap claims three of a family
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 16 2018:
A fatal road accident claimed a couple and their four year old son this evening near Luwangsangbam FCS godown along Imphal-Dimapur highway.
The fatal accident occurred at around 7 pm and the victims have been identified as Nishant Jain (32) s/o Vijaykumar Jain of Thangal Bazar, his wife Sonam Jain (36) and their son Yug Jain (4) .
Another son of the couple, Pranabh Jain (6) sustained critical injuries and he is undergoing treatment in the ICU of Raj Medicity at North AOC.
The couple and their children were travelling in a Hyundai Verna car towards Imphal from the direction of Dimapur when the car hit a stationary truck from behind near Luwangsangbam FCS godown, informed a well placed source.
At the impact of the collision, the car turned upside down on the highway and the car was badly mangled.
While Sonam Jain was killed on the spot, Nishant Jain and Yug Jain succumbed to injuries at Raj Medicity.
The accident site is close to the Chief Minister's residence and as such there are some barricades on the highway.