Meghalaya: One killed, three injured as bus falls into gorge in South West Khasi Hills

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One man lost his life while three others sustained injuries after a Bolero pick-up truck (AS-26-C-6146) they were travelling in, fell into a deep gorge at Ranikor village in South West Khasi Hills district on Saturday.

According to sources, the incident happened around 12:30 am, while the vehicle was heading towards Nongjri village.

There were four occupants in the vehicle out of which three managed to jump out.

Police have identified the deceased as Asadul Nobi (20) of Nachanjuri.

They also identified the three injured persons as Yakup Islam (25) of Bogajanpara, Gopal Das (25) of Attani Bafar, Dubri Assam, and Gulap Mustafah (25) of Abdul Hasanpur.

(Edited by Gabriel Momin)