In a tragic incident, five people lost their lives after their vehicle skidded off the Shillong-Dawki road and fell into a deep gorge at Rngain on National Highway 40 on Sunday (August 3) night.
The car was on its way to Pynursla from Shillong when the driver lost control of the vehicle due to poor visibility and absence of guard wall.
The incident took place near the under-construction part of the highway. Construction work has been underway on the highway since 2023.
As per reports, police said that at around 9:02 PM, they recieved information from a passer-by that a vehicle fell into a gorge at Rngain, NH 40. It was learnt that around 9 PM, the car proceeding from Laitlyngkot towards Pynursla, went off the road and fell into the gorge at Rngain.
Meanwhile, the damaged vehicle (ML05-U-4926) and five bodies have been recovered.
Police informed that the families of the deceased were tracked from the ID recovered from the site.
