Gangtok: Five individuals from the Yuksom Tashiding constituency were killed in a road accident in Lang Khola along the Yuksom Tashiding road in Geyzing District, West Sikkim.
The mishap occurred on Thursday night around 9:30 pm when the five individuals were returning from a marriage ceremony. The place of incident is merely 500 metres from the wedding venue.
According to Geyzing District Superintendent of Police Tshering Sherpa, “The driver may not have paid attention to turn on the road and the private vehicle plunged some 300 feet into Lang Khola in Gerethang village”.
Sikkim Police are yet to ascertain if the accident was a case of drunk driving, however autopsy is being carried out at Geyzing District Hospital.
The victims have been identified as Abhirman Dahal (51), Abhi Kishore Dahal (51) Chandra Bahadur Mangar (40), Karna Bahadur Gurung (38) from Nessa Tashiding village and Jeewan Karki (38) from Yangtey village.
The vehicle belonged to one of deceased.
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