A tragic incident took place during the
wee hours of Saturday morning when a passenger vehicle heading from
Magjing to Singhgaji met with an accident near Rely-Pala, killing two
people on the spot and injuring four others. All the passengers were of
one family and they were returning home after attending the funeral of a
relative in Magjing.
The deceased have been identified as
Kamal Chettri (33) and Chandra Kumar Chettri (32), while the injured
include the driver, Arun Chettri, and his helper, Puran Chettri, along
with Kiran Chettri and Jhuman Chettri. The four were rushed to the
Kalimpong sub-divisional hospital, where they are under treatment.
Puran Chettri said the driver lost
control of the vehicle while navigating a curve and it fell nearly 50
feet down a steep hillside.(EOIC)