Tripura student dies in Manipur bike accident

AGARTALA: A nursing student from Tripura studying at the Regional Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) in Imphal died in a road accident on Saturday. Two others, also hailing from Tripura and pursuing MBBS at the same institute, also received grievous head injuries in the accident and have been admitted to the RIMS hospital.
The deceased has been identified as Abhoy Debnath, a BSc nursing 4th semester student, hailing from the bordering village of Sonamura in Sepahijala district.The injured have been identified as Anirban Chowdhury, a resident of AD Nagar and Sangam Chowdhury, a resident of Netaji Chowmuhani.
The Tripura health department has been instructed to make arrangements to bring the dead body and keep close contact with RIMS. If required, the injured persons will be shifted to other hospitals outside the region, said health minister Sudip Roy Barman. The minister spoke to RIMS authorities on Saturday night, requesting them to take appropriate steps to ensure treatment of the injured.
According to report, the three students met a bike accident at Thoubal Hauka, 35 km from Imphal, while returning from Loktak, where they had gone in the morning. Abhoy died on the spot. Both Sangam and Anirban are stated to be critical and are being monitored in the ICU unit of the RIMS hospital.