Nagaland: Truck from Manipur kills 5, injures 3 in hit-and-run case

Kohima: A vehicular hit-and-run incident took place along the NH-29 on Saturday as a truck from Manipur crashed into a regional taxi carrying passengers, killing five persons and injuring three.

ADCP (W&J) Dimapur, Commissioner of Police (Crime) & PRO, Dimapur, informed that at around 10:01 AM, telephonic information was received at the Traffic Control in Chumoukedima that an accident had occurred between a mode of public transport (EECO Van) and a truck at Kukidolong area near Jharnapani.

“Immediately, duty party led by the duty officer rushed to the place of occurrence. On reaching the New Chumoukedima area, the duty party found that the fleeing driver and the Tata truck were intercepted by a team of police escorts of the Deputy CM of Nagaland after a hot chase,” the PRO said.