Five killed as truck falls into a gorge

Five persons, including three of a family, died in an accident as the truck in which they were travelling fell into a gorge in Lunglei, police said Sunday. The driver and his assistant also died in the accident, the police said adding that the truck was carrying cement.

Though it is unclear when the accident took place, the police suspect that it could be around 1 pm on Saturday. The truck was traced around 9 pm after some relatives of the deceased began looking for them.

The police with the help of local villagers recovered the bodies. The deceased identified as Zongaihoma(46), Lalchawikunga(46) and Lalnunhlimi(36), all from Sailam, the driver Suhaq Uddin Borbhuiya(25) of Dholchera. The assistant’s body is yet to be identified.