A 37-year-old man and his 17-year-old daughter died on the spot when the car he was driving veered off the road and fell about 400 metres down the cliff at Melongbrak under Samdrup Jongkhar yesterday evening.
The accident happened at around 5.30 pm. According to sources, the deceased last contacted his family at around 4.00 pm from Narphung. They were returning back to Pema Gatshel from Samdrup Jongkhar.
Police, Desuups, the staff of Gonpasingma LSS and Yelchen CS, and Locals of Zobel Gewog helped recover the bodies. They were able to recover the bodies at around 3:00 pm today.
Thinley Dorji
