4 killed, several injured as pick-up van falls into gorge in Manipur

Churachandpur: Four people, including three women, were killed and several others injured after a pick-up van fell into a gorge in Manipur's Churachandpur district on Tuesday, police said. Around 30-40 people were travelling in the truck, which was hired for a wedding, they said. The accident happened around 12 pm near the remote Ngaljang village in the Singngat sub-division of the district, they added. The vehicle could not negotiate a sharp turn and fell into the gorge, police said. The deceased were identified as Thangmuanmung Khuptong, Hauchiin, Chingngaihsiam and Niangzaniang, they said.