PRADIP LOHAGUN
KALIMPONG
4 Oct 2013
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Bolero vehicle with registration number SK 01-J-1900 on its way to
Siliguri from Sikkim plunged into the Teesta this morning while trying
to overtake another vehicle near Gale-Khola. The accident has claimed
the lives of five people whose bodies have not been found yet except for
one who has been identified as Ram Krishna Rai (32).
According to sources, the vehicle
collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction while
overtaking another vehicle and plunged into the Teesta. The four who are
missing are Deepak Kumar Gupta and Ganesh Kumar Gupta from Sikkim,
Bilawal Hussain from Islampur and Tek Bahadur Bhujel, the Bolero driver
from Gurung Busty, Siliguri. There were altogether 11 people in the
vehicle when the accident occurred and six managed to swim ashore and
were rescued. They have been admitted to the Rambi Primary Health
Centre.
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