Aizawl, Oct 2 (PTI): The bodies of Aizawl Doordarshan Director (News) Nampibou Marinmai and Press Information Bureau (PIB) Additional Director General Engam Pame will be sent to their respective hometowns in Manipur on Friday after autopsy, a PIB official said.
Marinmai and Pame were among three central government officials killed when their car plunged into a deep gorge near Sataek village, about 30 km south of Aizawl, on Thursday.
H Lianvela, a multi-tasking staff (MTS) member of the Central Bureau of Communication (CBC) field office here, also died in the accident, while the driver, Gojendro Dey of CBC, Aizawl, sustained severe injuries and was admitted to Zoram Medical College and Hospital (ZMCH) at Falkawn near Aizawl, the official said.
The four were returning to Aizawl after planting a tree at Sialsuk village in memory of Pame’s brother, who had died in an accident, when their vehicle veered off the road and plunged into the gorge after the driver suddenly experienced uneasiness and was unable to move his limbs or open his eyes, he said.
The three bodies were brought to ZMCH on Thursday night for postmortem, which is scheduled to be conducted on Friday.
The bodies of Marinmai and Pame will subsequently be sent to their native places in Manipur, the official said.
Office-bearers of the Mizoram Journalists’ Association (MJA) also visited ZMCH on Thursday to offer condolences and pay homage to the three officials.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Lalduhoma, Mizo National Front (MNF) president Zoramthanga and Mizoram Congress unit president Lal Thanzara on Friday condoled the deaths.
Lalduhoma described the deaths as tragic and untimely and expressed solidarity with the bereaved families and their loved ones. “Their sudden and untimely passing is a profound loss, and I share in the grief of all who mourn them,” the chief minister added.
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