SHILLONG: Three persons died in two separate road accidents in East Khasi Hills district on Friday.
In the first incident, a truck (AS01 DD 2979) fell into a gorge near Umkhen Bridge on the Shillong Bypass in East Khasi Hills shortly after midnight on Friday. The driver and handyman of the truck died on the spot.
In the second incident, a truck (AS01 AC 3987) driven by Ninamani Das, 24, plunged into a gorge at Ryndangbriew in East Khasi Hills. Das and his handyman, Vijay Rai, 22, sustained injuries and were shifted to Shillong civil hospital, where Rai died. The driver was later shifted to NEIGRIHMS.
