Gangtok, February 13 Two people were killed and two others were critically injured after a car in which they were travelling fell into the Teesta River on National Highway-10 in the Kalimpong district of West Bengal in the early hours of Friday, police said. They added that both the deceased were residents of Sikkim.
The accident occurred between 4 am and 5 am at the 29th Mile on the Bengal side of NH-10 when the driver reportedly lost control and the vehicle plunged into the river below.
The deceased have been identified as Aniket Prasad (25) and Aman Gupta (23), both residents of Gangtok.
The two injured passengers, Kunal Gupta and Pawan Kumar Prasad, were taken to a hospital in Siliguri, where they are currently receiving treatment.
Police said the Sikkim-registered private vehicle was travelling from the Dooars in West Bengal to the hill state.
All four occupants of the vehicle were returning to Gangtok after attending a relative’s wedding ceremony.