KOHIMA, OCTOBER 17 (MExN): Two persons were killed while two others received serious injuries in an accident near Meriema at the National Highway on October 17. The accident occurred at around 8:00am in the morning. The accident occurred when a Zen Estello collided with an Assam Rifles vehicle. The two deceased were a 70 year old woman and a 50 year old man. According to a source from the Traffic Police, the cause of the accident is still under investigation. The source further informed that that the both drivers are under Police custody, though the driver of the Zen Estello has been seriously injured and is undergoing surgery. Meanwhile, the Inspector General Assam Rifles (North), in a press note, condoled the loss of the two lives and expressed sympathy to the two injured in the accident. “We pray to Almighty to provide strength to the family members to bear this irreparable loss and we join them in extending our prayers to the departed soul,” the IGAR (N) stated.
