Shillong, October 21: In another case of Road Traffic Accident, today morning at around 5.45 AM, 6 people sustained injuries after the taxi that they were travelling in, met with an accident in 4th Furlong, Polo Shillong.
This local taxi with registration no. ML05 G 5014, carrying a full capacity of passengers, was coming from NEIGRIHMS and was on the way to Police Bazaar when the accident happened.
The injured victims are identified as Wanrapborlang Tymmenniang 28 years the driver of the local taxi, Smti Shantilal Narzary 45 years,Miss Maria Narzary 18 years, Mr Rambhawarji Swari 30 years, Mr Hirangtho Swari 30 years and Mr Frojid Narzary 25 years Male.
One of the injured victim narrated that they are all from Assam and they came to NEIGRIHMS for treatment and medication of one amongst the injured victim and this morning they hired a taxi from NEIGRIHMS with an intention to go back to Assam.
They are on the way to police Bazar to take a tourist taxi from Police Bazaar, but on reaching 4th Furlong the taxi that they were travelling in collided head on with a truck that was coming from the opposite direction leaving them all injured including the driver.
The 108 ambulance based at Lawmali was dispatched for this case and they helped in shifting all the injured victims to Shillong Civil Hospital.