Itanagar: Five members of a family tragically lost their lives in a devastating accident in Kamle district in Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday.
The incident occurred when the family’s car plunged into a deep gorge in the Bopi Godak circle near Daporijo town.
According to preliminary reports, the car, driven by one Jarki Paksok skidded off the road and fell into the gorge.
The car was reportedly escorting an ambulance carrying a patient who was being transferred to his hometown from the Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences in Naharlagun.
The deceased have been identified as Tator Pakmen, Pakmar Paksok, Linya Yudik, Tajum Nuk and Beto Marde.
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A three-year-old child, Libo Paksok, miraculously survived the accident and is currently undergoing treatment at the Murli Mugli Hospital in Daporijo.
This is a developing story.
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