Major accident near India-China border: Truck carrying labourers falls into ditch, 17 dead

News Topical, Digital Desk : Heartbreaking news is emerging from the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. According to reports, a truck carrying laborers has fallen into a deep ravine near the India-China border. Twenty-one laborers were aboard. According to reports, 17 people are feared dead in the accident. A rescue operation is underway.

Where did the accident happen?

According to information received so far, this horrific accident occurred in Arunachal Pradesh on the Hayuliang-Chaglagam Road near the India-China border, where a truck carrying 21 laborers fell into a deep ravine. Rescue teams arrived at the scene as soon as information about the incident was received and a rescue operation was launched. According to reports, more than a dozen bodies have been recovered. Rescue operations are ongoing in the challenging terrain.

What was the cause of the accident?

It is feared that the truck carrying the workers skidded off a mountain road and fell into a ravine approximately 1,000 feet deep. The injured workers were from Gelapukhuri Tea Estate in Tinsukia and were traveling to Hayuliang for construction work. While traveling on the mountain road, the truck lost control and fell into a deep ravine. Upon learning of the incident, local officials arrived at the scene with rescue teams.

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