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Sikkim: A day after a tourist vehicle carrying 11 people, including 10 tourists and a driver, plunged nearly 1,000 feet into the Teesta River near Chubombu, Mangan District, rescue efforts to search for eight others are still underway.
According to the initial report, one body was recovered, and two critically injured individuals were rescued from the accident site and were admitted to STNM Hospital, Gangtok.
Army personnel, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Sikkim Police, and members of the North Sikkim Drivers’ Welfare Association are searching for the eight missing tourists.
The incident occurred on the night of May 29, when a tourist vehicle fell into the Teesta River near Chubombu, Mangan District, while travelling from Lachen to Lachung.
Meanwhile, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi held talks with Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang to coordinate swift rescue, medical treatment, and safe return of the two Odia passengers injured in the bus accident in Sikkim.
Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang also posted about the incident on X and said, “I am deeply saddened by the tragic road accident that occurred on the night of May 29 near Chubombu, Mangan District, where a tourist vehicle fell into the Teesta River while travelling from Lachen to Lachung.”
“Rescue operations began immediately under the supervision of SP Mangan, with the dedicated efforts of the police, ITBP, fire and medical teams, and local volunteers. Two individuals have been rescued and are receiving medical care. The search for others is ongoing, with NDRF teams joining the operation,” his post read.
