Truck plunges into Imphal river
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 18 2019:
Rescue workers have been able to find and recover a mini truck which fell into Imphal river from Lilong bridge along Imphal-Moreh road, but unfortunately, all the people aboard the said vehicle remain untraceable till now.
According to a reliable source, the Imphal to Lilong bound mini truck struck the right RCC railing of the bridge at around 11 pm yesterday and plunged into the river below.
Rescue efforts were initiated immediately yesterday night and police, fire service, NDRF and SDRF teams continued with the rescue effort early today morning.
The vehicle was found today afternoon and hauled up by the rescue worker but no passengers (nor driver) were found.
The source mentioned that the mini truck belongs to one Md Hefajuddin (25) s/o Md Firoz of Erong Chesaba Mayai Leikai (who is also the driver) and added that Hefajuddin had driven the truck but it is still unconfirmed as to how many people were on board when the truck met with the accident.