Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, October 11 2010:
As many as 24 people were injured when the bus carrying them met with an accident at Motbung along NH-39 at about 10 am today, police said.
The accident took place reportedly due to the breaking of the right main front spring of the Imphal bound bus bearing registration no.MN01-0913 .
The bus turned turtle and fell into the roadside drain.
All the injured passengers, most of them women and children, were evacuated to the Catholic Medical Hospital, Koirengei for medical attention.
Five of them, injured seriously, have been referred to RIMS Hospital, reports said.
In another accident, two youths coming on an Activa Honda sustained injuries when they were knocked down by a Maruti Car near Shyamasakhi School at Moirangkhom under Imphal police station.
The incident occurred at about 8.30 pm.
Locals took the two injured youths to RIMS Hospital.
The car sped away after knocking down the Activa police present at the scene chased them but there were no reports of any arrests.