An accident killed five people, this afternoon, in Serthig Gewog under Samdrup Jongkhar. The driver and four passengers died on the spot. The other two are being treated at the Jomotshangkha Basic Health Unit.
They were traveling from Jomotshangkha Dungkhag to Serthing Gewog, when the DCM truck they were in, fell some 30 feet below the road.
The Serthig Gup, Kencho Chopel, said the DCM was trying to negotiate a bend and steep slope when the accident occurred.
The family members of the deceased have been informed.
