Two persons die after falling from a height

GANGTOK, 25 Aug: Two persons have lost their lives after falling from a height in the capital in the past few days.One Gyaltsen Tamang [21], a labourer engaged in a construction site in Sichey, fell while at work. He was rushed to the emergency ward of STNM Hospital in a serious condition where he succumbed to his injuries. In another incident, a 54-year-old man fell from the terrace of his building at Upper Sichey on 21 August, Thursday. The deceased reportedly slipped and fell from the stairs of the second floor of the building as there was no railing on the stairs. He was rushed to STNM Hospital for medical aid and thereafter referred to CRH Tadong for further treatment. The deceased succumbed to his injuries on Sunday.