Gangtok, Dec. 30 -- A tragic road accident was reported on Tuesday afternoon in North Sikkim's Dzongu region when a private vehicle traveling from Lachung met with a serious mishap. The car, a Nexa Ignis bearing registration number JH 01DJ 0925 and registered in Jharkhand, reportedly lost control at Saffo Upper Dzongu, nearly 10 kilometers away from the Sangkalang Outpost, at around 1 pm.

The accident claimed the life of Rekha Chaudhary, a 58-year-old resident of Ranchi, Jharkhand, who was among the occupants of the vehicle. The incident has cast a pall of grief over the victims' families and raised concerns over road safety in the hilly terrain of North Sikkim.

Four other passengers sustained severe injuries and were immediately shifte...