Gangtok, Oct 30 Two persons were killed and a woman injured after falling boulders struck a vehicle in Sikkim’s Mangan district on Friday, officials said.
The district police said the incident took place around 11 am when boulders came crashing down on the road near 4th Mile (S-Turning) in Upper Dzongu, hitting people travelling in the area.
The deceased have been identified as Kalzang Lepcha and Lakpa Lepcha, both residents of Seebim, 6th Mile, Tingvong, in Upper Dzongu.
Termit Lepcha, wife of Lakpa Lepcha, sustained grievous injuries in the incident. She was initially shifted to the Mangan District Hospital for treatment.
(PTI News)
