Imphal, March 18 -- Three people, including an auto-rickshaw driver, lost their lives, and four others sustained injuries in separate road accidents across three districts of Manipur during the five-day Yaoshang festival, which is set to conclude on Tuesday, officials said.

In one incident, an auto-rickshaw driver from Litan Sareikhong village in Ukhrul district died on the spot when his vehicle lost control and plunged into a culvert at Tamnoupokpi village under Kangpokpi police station around 12:45 PM on Monday. Three passengers in the vehicle were also injured, according to police sources.

Another fatal accident occurred at Elangkhangpokpi in Kakching district, where two vehicles collided head-on on the state highway. The crash, whic...