2 killed as truck falls into gorge

Two persons, including a woman, were killed on Saturday after a truck in which they were travelling fell into a gorge in Chümoukedima district, police said. The accident took place near Pherima area after the truck with four people on board fell off the National Highway 29, a senior officer said. The driver and a woman, who was travelling in the vehicle, were killed on the spot. Another woman and the cleaner of the truck are undergoing treatment at a hospital, the officer said. The truck, which fell into the 80-feet deep gorge, was heading towards Dimapur when the accident occurred, he added.