SHILLONG: Five persons including a 12 –year-old girl were killed when the vehicle they were travelling in fell in a deep gorge of about 100 feet in a village in Mawsynram.
Police informed that all the five victims were female and the accident took place around 6 am on Monday.
The accident occurred when an overloaded Mahindra Maxx (ML 06 – 3678) with 23 passengers plunged into a deep gorge at Tynger village.
The people who have lost their lives include : Bisilo Rodborne, Sillamery Katrai, Aitildabon Jeengaph, Nancy Laitthma (38) and the 12-year-old girl.
The injured passengers were rushed to Shillong Civil Hospital for treatment.