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Traffic personnel investigating the taxi that met with an accident near Dikhu River under Chuchuyimpang village jurisdiction of Mokokchung district on Thursday, October 26, 2017.[/caption]
Our Correspondent
Mokokchung, October 26 (EMN): A Dimapur bound taxi from Tuensang met with an accident today near Dikhu River under Chuchuyimpang village jurisdiction of Mokokchung District killing the driver on the spot.
The taxi, a Tata Sumo bearing registration no AS01FC-6879 with five occupants including the driver were on its way to Mokokchung en route Dimpaur when the accident occurred at around 12 noon, reported Mokokchung Traffic Police.
It was informed that the vehicle fell 220 feet below the road to the river killing the driver identified as one Ato on the spot and injuring the passengers.
A woman occupant had seriously injured while the other passengers received minor injuries. The injured were being treated at Imkongliba Memorial District Hospital while the body of the driver had been handed over to the next of kin as of filing this report. The the police is yet to ascertain the cause of the accident.
