Agartala, Sep 6 (IANS) Three youths were killed and three others, including two young women, sustained serious injuries in a horrific road accident involving two motorcycles near Dasharath Deb Memorial School in the Kalacherra area of South Tripura district along the Sabroom-Agartala National Highway on Sunday evening.
Police said that the tragic accident occurred when two motorcycles collided head-on at high speed. The impact was so severe that the riders and pillion occupants were thrown onto the road and suffered critical injuries.
Local residents rushed to the spot, rescued the injured and took them to the Kalacherra Primary Health Centre. However, the attending doctor declared three of them dead on arrival.
Police have preliminarily identified the deceased as Mukesh Tripura (19), Sani Deol Tripura (18) and Sanjib Tripura (19). Sani Deol Tripura and Sanjib Tripura were reportedly residents of the Garifa area under Rupaicherri block, while Mukesh Tripura was from the Bishnupur area of Sabroom.
Among the injured, one youth has been identified as Prahar Tripura (19). The identities of the two other injured young women are yet to be ascertained. As their conditions were reported to be critical, they were referred to Santir Bazar District Hospital for advanced treatment.
On receiving information about the accident, police reached the spot and launched an investigation into the incident. The authorities are examining the circumstances that led to the head-on collision between the two motorcycles.
The news of the accident triggered grief across the Satchand and Kalacherra areas of Sabroom. The atmosphere at the Kalacherra health centre turned sombre as relatives and family members gathered following the deaths.
The bereaved families were left devastated by the loss of their loved ones. Police said that reckless riding and riding motorcycles at high speed without helmets may have been the primary reasons for the fatal accident. However, the police investigation into the exact cause and circumstances of the collision is still underway.
–IANS
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