Itanagar, February 22 One person was killed and three others were seriously injured when a sports utility vehicle (SUV) they were travelling in fell into a gorge in the Shi-Yomi district of Arunachal Pradesh early Sunday morning, police said.
The accident occurred near the Yapik village when four people were travelling in an SUV towards Aalo in the West Siang district, a police officer said.
The vehicle skidded off the road and fell 70-80 metres into the gorge between midnight and 1 am on Sunday, Tato police station officer-in-charge Sunny Wangsu said.
The deceased has been identified as Sandeep Kumar Sain (40), a businessman from Aalo.
Further investigation is underway to determine the cause of the accident, the police officer said.
The body has been sent to the district hospital at Tato, where a post-mortem examination will be conducted, he said, adding that the injured persons are being treated at the Aalo zonal hospital.