IMPHAL, Dec 5: An eleven year old displaced girl was killed and her friend seriously injured in a hit and run accident in Imphal East district on Friday, police said.
The girl, idenitified as Ngangbam Sanathoi Devi, and her friend were returning on foot from Success English school when they were hit by a speeding van at Sawombung area.
Ngangbam, who has been staying at Sawombung relief camp, succumbed to her injuries on the spot while the other girl has been brought to a hospital in Imphal for further treatment.
Meanwhile, the state government has expressed deep sorrow and profound grief over the incident and extended solidarity with the injured girl and her family.
The state government has also announced a relief assistance of Rs 5 lakhs to the next of the kin of the deceased.
The driver has been apprehended and the vehicle detained at Lamlai Police station where an FIR has been registered.
(By Our Correspondent)
