A tragic vehicle accident has claimed five lives in Samdrup Jongkhar. The accident took place at around 4:30 PM yesterday between Shikpashing and Tokaraong. The rescue team retrieved the bodies today and handed them over to their respective families.
The accident occurred when the SUV, carrying three females and two males, veered off the road, falling around 200 meters.
Two of the victims were students studying at Samdrup Jongkhar Higher Secondary School and Jigme Namgyel Engineering College. The cause of the accident remains unknown.
Kinley Wangchuk
