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Nagaland: 5 dead after truck slams into taxi near Dimapur

Nagaland: 5 dead after truck slams into taxi near Dimapur

A truck collided with a taxi near Dimapur, killing 5 passengers. Three occupants of the taxi died on the spot while two others succumbed to their injuries on way to a hospital.

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Things took a turn for the worse as a truck collided with a taxi near Dimapur, killing 5 passengers. Three others were seriously injured.

Three occupants of the taxi died on the spot while two others succumbed to their injuries on way to a hospital.

The driver of the truck was arrested after a chase, police said.

The incident occurred at Khuokhidolong near Medziphema town near Dimapur around 10 am.

In a tweet, Nagaland’s deputy chief minister Y Patton expressed grief over the loss of life in the accident.

Edited By: Priti Kalita
Published On: Jul 02, 2022