Itanagar: Two children of a family lost their lives while a woman sustained grievous injuries after being hit by a pick-up truck early this morning at the Mowb-II area here.
According to the police, the incident occurred at around 6.30 in the morning.
One of the deceased was a nine-year-old and studied in Class 3 of Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya (VKV), Chimpu while the other was just one-year-old.
Both succumbed to their injuries at the hospital.
The injured woman is undergoing treatment at the R K Mission Hospital here.
Capital superintendent of police Jimmy Chiram said the driver of the pick-up truck has been arrested and a case under section 279/304(A)/338 of the IPC has been registered at the police station here.
The driver has been identified as Bipul Biswas (42) and is a native of Harmoti, Assam.
“The bodies of the deceased were handed over to their family members after post-mortem examinations for the last rites. The investigation is in progress and the police are trying to complete the case on an urgent basis,” the SP said.
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