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10 IIT students injured as vehicle falls into gorge in Sikkim, condition of three serious

PTI | , Gangtok
Mar 16, 2025 03:17 PM IST

Among the students were four females. Three of the injured were sent to a hospital in Gangtok as their conditions were serious.

Ten students of IIT (ISM) Dhanbad were injured after their vehicle plunged into a 100-foot-deep gorge in Sikkim's Mangan district, police said on Sunday.

As per police, the accident happened near Pakshep in Forest Dara around 9:30 pm on Saturday when the students were travelling from Lachung to Gangtok. (Representative image)
As per police, the accident happened near Pakshep in Forest Dara around 9:30 pm on Saturday when the students were travelling from Lachung to Gangtok. (Representative image)

The accident happened near Pakshep in Forest Dara around 9:30 pm on Saturday when the students were travelling from Lachung to Gangtok, they said.

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The driver, who was also injured, lost control of the vehicle, resulting in the accident, they added.

Among the students were four females.

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Three of the injured were sent to a hospital in Gangtok as their conditions were serious, while the others received treatment in Mangan.

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