Mizoram: Six dead, 11 injured as pickup truck falls into gorge – Northeast Now
Six people, collectively with 4 women, have died and 11 others injured when a Mahindra pickup truck they travelling in, fell Proper into a deep gorge shut to Rabung village in east Mizoram’s Khawzawl district.
Rabung is about 180 km from state capital Aizawl on Monday, an official sassist.
Khawzawl Deputy Commissioner C.C. Lalchhuangkima, who visited the spot on Monday, sassist that the incident occurred at round 9:35 am when the victims have been heading from their village Aiduzawl in the direction of Rabung to attend a funeral.
Their car met with an accident and fell Proper into a gorge on the outskirts of Rabung, about 1 km away from the village, he sassist.
He sassist that A minimal of 20 people from Aiduzawl village have boarded the car.
Three of the injured have been discharged after first assist, whereas eight others have been referred to Aizawl They typically have been out of hazard, he sassist.
Police sassist that The rationale for the accident is believed to be Launched on by brake failure.
Quoting a passenger, Khawzawl SP Lalchunglura sassist that the wheels of the car have been terribly shaken earlier than it fell into the gorge, he sassist.
Meanwhereas, Lalchhuangkima provided condolences to the bereaved households and gave monetary assist to the injured people.
