Kohima, Feb. 19: A person from Touphema village, under Kohima district, was killed and another injured in a motor mishap between Jotsoma and Khonoma village during late evening hours on Sunday, February 19.
The time the accident took place could not be ascertained at the time this new report was going to the press. However, local sources said that it may have occurred at around 5-6 PM.
The deceased has been identified a Menuokhrielie Zumu. He was travelling in a Ford Figo, sources said. A companion of the deceased, travelling in the same vehicle at the time, sustained injuries, it was reported. The person is said to have been admitted to Oking Hospital in Kohima town.
It was reported that the deceased was returning from a picnic.
Volunteers from western Angami villages are said to have assisted in retrieving the body of the deceased from the site of the accident.
