Driver and handy boy killed in accident

Aug 20, 2015

A 23-year-old driver and a 17-year-old handy boy died on the spot after the Tipper truck they were in fell almost 230 meters below the road in Pema Gatshel.

The accident occurred at around 10 PM on Tuesday at Ani Goenpa, some 18 kilometers from Pema Gatshel town.

Police and the locals were able to retrieve the bodies yesterday noon.

The bodies have been handed over to their families.

A semso of Nu 10,000 from Pemagatshel Kidu office were given to family members of the victims.

The cause of accident is yet to be confirmed.