Three killed, four injured as passenger van plunges off road in Assam’s Dima Hasao

Three people were killed and four others injured after a passenger van plunged off the road in Assam’s Dima Hasao district on Saturday night, March 7, police said.

The accident occurred at around 9:30 pm on the New Haflong Approach Road in the Boro Haflong area under Haflong police station when the van reportedly lost control and fell nearly 200 feet down a roadside slope.

According to reports, the passengers were returning after attending the weekly market in Haflong. All of them were vegetable vendors travelling from Haflong towards Lumding when the mishap occurred near New Haflong Station Road.

The van was severely damaged in the crash. Police and rescue teams rushed to the spot and shifted the injured to Haflong Civil Hospital for treatment.

The deceased have been identified as Manjay Gurung, the driver and a resident of Langting Hasin, Bimala of Langting Kalibari, and Lambu Nazary, also from Langting Kalibari.

Four injured persons have been admitted to the hospital. They have been identified as Sumit Mondal (17) from Dautohazar, Animoy Chakma (40) from Langting, Sulmita Bathari (30) from Maibang, and Sunila Busumotary (60) from Langting Kalibari.

Officials said one of the injured persons is in critical condition.