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2 die as bus skids off road in Arunachal Pradesh

At least two persons died and several others were injured as a bus with 13 passengers on board skid off the road and fell 200 metres into a paddy field

Sentinel Digital Desk

ITANAGAR: At least two persons died and several others were injured as a bus with 13 passengers on board skid off the road and fell 200 metres into a paddy field in Leparada district of Arunachal Pradesh at around 9:30 pm on Thursday. All the standing crops were damaged because of the accident. The incident happened around near Tirbin, said Leparada SP P.N. Thongdok on Friday. The bus was on its way from Daporijo in Upper Subansiri district of the State to Silapathar in Dhemaji district of neighbouring Assam. The driver -- RK Singh (57) -- and co-driver A. Biswakarma (24) died on the spot. The injured were admitted to the Basar hospital. A case has been registered at the Basar PS. (Our Correspondent)

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