52-yr-old killed, grandkid injured as train hits car in Arunachal

Sep 15, 2024, 04:27 IST

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52-yr-old killed, grandkid injured as train hits car in Arunachal

Itanagar: A 52-year-old man was killed and his grandchild injured after their car was hit by a train while crossing the tracks in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Siang district, an official said on Saturday.
The accident occurred at Pale near Dimow around 3.50 pm on Friday, GRP assistant sub-inspector Ganesh Hazarika said.
The deceased was identified as Rigo Riba, a sub-inspector of the Indian Reserve Battalion.He was travelling with his seven-year-old grandchild from Pasighat in East Siang district, where he was posted, to his native village when the accident took place.
Their car was hit by the Murkongselek-Tezpur special train. The train, which was on the way to Dekargaon in Assam's Tezpur, dragged the car for at least 1 km, Hazarika said.
The impact of the accident was such that Riba died on the spot, he added.
The minor was taken to Dibrugarh in Assam for further treatment, he said.

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