SUV plunges into river Teesta killing one

By AK Rai 13 Oct 2018 Comment Edit

KalimNews, Kalimpong, 12 October 2018: One person was killed when an SUV returning to Siliguri from Sikkim with four occupants plunged into river Teesta near Kalijhora in the NH 10. In the accident three others were rescued.

The Scorpio SUV bearing registration No. SK 04 P 1296 was returning after reaching Gangtok with four occupants. The accident that took place at about 6.30 am in the morning when the driver failed to control over the vehicle and skidded off the road into the river Teesta.

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However, three persons helped themselves out of the car before it drowned. Girish Agarwal 51, an BSNL employee from Kolkata remained inside the car and died of drowning. The injured D. Munda, B.K.Dharuwa, and the driver D.S.Rai of Jorethang are admitted at a hospital in Siliguri.

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