TURA:
Fifteen people sustained injuries, including two seriously, after the Mahindra pickup truck they were travelling in lost control and overturned after falling into a plantation below at Sibbari area of South Garo Hills.
The accident occured at approximately 5:30 am when the Mahindra bolero pick-up ML08-G-6708 driven by Nal Miah met with an accident as the vehicle overturned at Chambil Badima, Sibbari up road while proceeding to Rongara from Mankachar in Assam.
The vehicle was packed with 15 passengers, but 2 amongst them sustained serious injuries and both of them are shifted to Tura Civil Hospital from Sibbari PHC.
The driver is absconding from the place of incident and his name is Nal Miah, age 23 yrs, s/o Opial Haque, R/o Nichirakhowa, P.O. Kalapani, PS – Mankachar, South Salmara, Assam.
It was informed that all the passengers are labourers hired for slab construction and were proceeding to their work site when it happened.