Two die in road mishap in city

SHILLONG: A pall of gloom descended on Rilbong area of the city on Thursday night when two persons of the locality died and another was injured in a bizarre road mishap.
A speeding vehicle rammed into the unsuspecting victims.
The accident took place when the trio was walking together on the road near Rilbong LP School. The vehicle first hit them at around 9.30 pm and ploughed through the wall of an Assam-type house.
While the seriously injured Anirudha Dutta, the Headmaster of Rilbong LP school died at Nazareth Hospital, Rahul Dey Purkayasta, a businessman, was declared brought dead, sources said.
Their bodies have been kept at the Hospital morgue pending the completion of formalities by police.
Bibhuti Chakraborty, the general secretary of Rilbong Sports and Cultural Club, who sustained injuries on his leg, was first treated at Nazareth Hospital and later he was referred to NEIGRIHMS.
The driver and another occupant of the vehicle, who were in an inebriated condition, were taken for medical examination by police.