NONGPOH, May 2: In a road accident on Friday afternoon along NH-6 near Umkaliar, Ri-Bhoi, a motorcycle (AS-21M-8348) crashed into the road divider after losing control of his bike.
According to eyewitnesses, the motorist, one Dambeswar Das (24), a resident of Khatgaon, Jaluguti Charaibahi in Marigaon district of Assam, attempted to overtake a vehicle and in the process, lost control of his bike and crashed into the road divider. Following the incident, the motorcycle was towed by a recovery vehicle and placed under safe custody at Umsning Police Station. The injured rider was immediately shifted to the Community Health Centre at Umsning for medical examination. The attending Medical Health Officer, upon assessment, issued a medico-legal certificate and referred the patient to Shillong for higher medical treatment.