Overview

• The Senior Superintendent of Police said the injured driver and his helper will be taken into custody upon discharge from hospital.
• The truck, bearing registration ML05 AC 8447 and reportedly carrying sawdust from Jowai to Bhoirymbong, overturned after striking pedestrians on October 3.
• Police have registered a case, seized the vehicle, completed post-mortems in Shillong, and handed the bodies to the families.
• The deceased were identified as Phibapyntngen Rynjah, Lashimti Nongrum, Theresa Nongrum, and Ridahunlang Nongrum, all from Thadrang Madan village.
• The lone survivor, identified as 11-year-old Iupharisa Nongrum, remains hospitalized with serious injuries as the investigation continues.