IMPHAL, September 3: Atleast three persons were killed in separate road mishaps in various places during the last 24 hours.
In the first incident, two teenage girls were killed early this morning along NH-2 at Khabam Lamkhai under Heingang police station.
The two are identified as Kh Sanathoibi Devi, 14, daughter of Kh Thoiba Singh of Luwangsangbam Matai Thingbaijam and Anamia, 14, daughter of Th Malembabu Singh of Tengdongyan.
Reports said that the incident took place around 6am. The deceased were on a Honda Activa with one driving and the other pillion riding and crashed into a parked truck along the roadside at Khabam Lamkhai killing them on the spot.
A case has been registered in this connection; the mortal remains of the deceased have been handed over to family members after post mortem examination was conducted at JNIMS.
Meanwhile, reacting to reports of the accident, Heingang MLA N Biren observed that road stretch along the NH-2 from Mantripukhri to Koirengei has become an accident prone zone due to the uncontrolled and unauthorized parking on the road-sides.
He said the road stretch has been gradually reduced to a private parking lot for trucks and other private vehicles narrowing the passage of the highway and putting the commuters at risk.
He further asserted that several complaints have been made to the concerned Heingang police and the SP office but in vain.
Claiming that there have been reports of numerous cases of road mishaps which have resulted in loss of precious lives, he warned that more lives are at stake if such unauthorised parking is left unchecked.
On the other hand, a man was run over by a loaded truck last night around 9pm in front of the KBS brick farm Ukhongsang under Yairipok police station, Thoubal district.
The victim has been identified as Kangujam Ibobi Singh, 35, son of K Tombi Singh of Basikhong Loumanbi.