Itanagar:
At least five people were killed and four others got injured when a vehicle in which they were travelling skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge near Komkar village in Upper Siang district, officials said.
The accident occurred on Sunday night when a vehicle with nine passengers was on its way from Yingkiong to Pasighat in East Siang district.
The deceased were identified as Harjan Singh, teacher, his wife, Saraj Rawat, also teacher) both from Yingkiong Government Higher Secondary School, Ojing Modi (33 years) from Gette Village, Juho Taku (24 years) from Geku and Jotey Chettry, the driver of the vehicle.
The injured were admitted to District Hospital, Yingkiong. One of the passenger who was critically injured has been evacuated to Dibrugarh for further treatment, officials said.