Imphal, Feb. 5 -- A 27-year-old man, one of a wedding party died and two others were injured when the car they were traveling met an accident at a place near Manipur's Loktak Lake, on Tuesday night.

The official report said that the vehicle occupied by four persons speeding at a faster speed rammed into a wooden house constructed on the roadside at Thanga Ethnic village, a part of the Loktak Lake.

The tragicincident happened when the vehicle was speeding to their homes after attending a marriage ceremony at around 10 pm on Wednesday.

Moirangthem Thomas, 27, who was at the wheel, lost his life on the spot while his two friends M Ranjan, 26, and M Hemba, 28, escaped with severe injuries in the accident.

The victims were the residents of...