A driver lost his life in a motor vehicle accident in Monggar today afternoon. The 53-year-old driver died on the spot after his Eicher DCM veered off the newly constructed farm road at Shiling under Shermuhoong Gewog in Monggar.
There were 12 passengers including the driver when the mishap occurred. Of which six passengers are students, four parents and a teacher. They were returning to Shermuhhong Lower Secondary School after their break. A boy escaped unhurt while ten other passengers have been referred to the Eastern Regional Referral Hospital in Monggar this afternoon. Three of them are said to be in critical condition.
The deceased was travelling from Shiling village to the gewog centre during the time of the incident. The cause of the accident is suspected to be a loss of control while driving on the curved road.
Sonam Tshering
