IMPHAL, May 3: In an unfortunate road accident, a Tata Tipper driver lost his life when the vehicle fell into a gorge at Khongsang under Nungba Police Station in Tamenglong district this early morning around 2.30.
The gorge is situated in an area around 2 km away from Khongsang to Tamenglong. The deceased has been identified as Kabindra Singha, 53, son of (Late) Dhananjoy Singha of Dhollai District, Tripura. He was a driver of the Coastal Project Limited entrusted in the ongoing construction of Jiribam-Imphal railway line.
Police have registered a case in connection with the incident. The dead body has been handed over to the deceased`™s family members after conducting post mortem examination at JNIMS morgue.