Tourist from Kolkata among 2 killed as taxi falls into river in Sikkim

PRAKASH ADHIKARI, EOI, GANGTOK, MAY 18, 2024 : Two persons were killed, among them a tourist from Kolkata, as a taxi with tourists plunged into river Rani Khola at Sang Khola, near Singtam, in Sikkim on Saturday morning, the police said. The taxi driver was also killed in the accident. Four other tourists sustained injuries and were removed to hospital.

The accident occurred at about 5.30 a.m. when the vehicle taking a family of five from Kolkata was travelling from Siliguri to Gangtok.

It veered off the road and fell into the river. While the driver is yet to be identified, the other deceased is 72-year-old Rabindra Nath Paul.

The injured persons were first taken to the nearby district hospital in Singtam, which sent them to the Central Referral Hospital in Gangtok. They were identified as Tapas Paul (33), Krishna Paul (36), Mira Paul(60) and a four-year-old girl. The bodies of the deceased were kept at the mortuary of the district hospital in Singtam.Police said the cause of the accident was being investigated. Efforts are also underway to bring out the vehicle from the river, they said

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