Imphal, April 20 -- A tragic road accident in Manipur's Noney district on Sunday killed a 62-year-old man when the vehicle he was driving plunged into a deep gorge along National Highway 37, which connects Imphal to Silchar via Jiribam, according to official sources.

Sources stated that the victim, identified as Chingkhurei Gangmei, a resident of Keikru Naga village under the jurisdiction of Nungba police station, died on the spot after his Maruti Alto car drifted off the road and rolled down a steep slope between Rengpang and Nungba, under Nungba sub-division, at around 11 am on Sunday.

Preliminary reports suggest that a technical malfunction, combined with rash and negligent driving, may have caused the accident.

Sources added that t...