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Sunday, April 22, 2012

Lingzya road mishap claims two lives


MANGAN, 20 April: Two persons were killed on the spot in a road mishap here at Lingzya in Upper Dzongu, North Sikkim on Thursday at around 4.30 p.m. when a Mahindra Commander vehicle bearing registration number SK-04-1872 plunged down around 200 feet below the road. Thendup Lepcha and Ugen Tshering Lepcha, residents of Rongdol Basti, Lower Dzongu, died on the spot.
There were a total of six occupants in the vehicle among whom Tshering Ongmu Lepcha, wife of Ugen Tshering Lepcha, Nim Lhamu Lepcha, Tseten Lepcha and the driver, Yamba Lepcha, were injured. The three injured Nim Lhamu Lepcha, Tseten Lepcha and Yamba Lepcha have been referred to the Central Referral Hospital, Gangtok following emergency first aid provided at District Hospital Mangan. The DTO District Hospital Mangan, Dr. PK Dadul informed that the injured are out of danger.
The vehicle is from Gnon-Sangdong, Lower Dzongu and was returning from a funeral at Lingzya, it is learnt. The dead bodies have been handed over to the family after post mortem at the District hospital, Mangan.
Sr. SP North, BK Lama, while speaking to NOW! informed that the cause of the accident is being investigated and section 279, 337, 338 304 (A) have been registered against the driver with case FIR No. 08(4)12 dated. 19/04/2012.

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