Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Truck mishap claims one at Padamchen

GANGTOK, 10 Jun: A 14-year-old was killed on the spot while four others were injured when a truck they were travelling in went off the road while reversing at Padamchen on 08 June.
On 08 June, around 3.30 p.m. one truck [SK-01D-1001] driven by Laxuman Sharma tumbled down about 60 mtrs from the road at Padamchen, while reversing. 14-year-old Devi Prasad Sharma died on the spot whereas four others, Abishek Pradhan [14], Abijit Pradhan [16], Nirmal Sharma [24] and Bir Bahadur Tamang [20], all residents of Padamchen sustained minor injuries.

The accused driver is absconding after the accident and search is being carried out to trace him. A case under sections 279, 336, 337 and 304 ‘A’ [rash driving or riding on public way, act endangering life or personal safety of others, causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others and causing death by negligence] of the Indian Penal Code read with section 183 and 184 CMV Act, 1988 has been registered against the accused driver Laxuman Sharma [20] of Padamchen at the Pakyong Police Station.

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