KANGPOKPI: Personnel of the 112 Battalion, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), rescued a civilian vehicle that had skidded off National Highway-2 and come to rest at the edge of a gorge near Changoubung Village in Kangpokpi district on Tuesday evening.
The incident occurred at around 7:30 p.m. while the CRPF personnel were returning after completing their day-long deployment at Changoubung–T. Khulen. According to officials, an A-Star car lost control at a stretch of NH-2 where road construction is currently in progress and veered off the main carriageway, stopping dangerously close to a steep gorge.
The CRPF personnel immediately responded to the incident and initiated a rescue operation. Using ropes and manual effort, they secured the vehicle to prevent it from sliding further down the slope before pulling it back onto the highway.
The occupants of the vehicle, identified as Leishiyo Naga and another person from Senapati district, sustained minor injuries. Both individuals, along with the vehicle, were safely brought back onto the road.
No fatalities or major injuries were reported in the incident. The timely rescue operation prevented the vehicle from falling into the gorge.
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