Ralap road mishap claims one

RALAP, 21 Feb: One person was killed in a road accident near Elaichi Khola at Ralap on the Dikchu-Singtam highway on the night of 20 February at around 8.30 PM. The Mahindra Scorpio bearing registration No. SK-01P 2465 plunged down around 800 feet off the road.
The vehicle was plying from Mamring towards Ralap with five occupants on board including the driver.  The deceased Dil Bahadur Pradhan, 30, a resident of Ralap, East Sikkim died on the spot while the other four occupants including the driver were grievously injured.
The injured Kiran Subba, Ranjit Subba, Bishwas Chettri and Pempa Tamang (driver) were rushed to Central Referral Hospital at Gangtok.  The deceased is survived by his wife and one daughter. The dead body was handed over to the family after post mortem at the Singtam District Hospital.