Itanagar: A junior engineer of the public works department died on the spot when a tree, uprooted due to heavy rainfall and strong winds, fell on the vehicle he was travelling in along the Potin-Posa stretch of the highway in Arunachal’s Keyi Panyor district around 8am on Saturday, police said.
Keyi Panyor SP Angad Mehta said the deceased has been identified as Deken Sorang, who was posted at Pipsorang under Kra Daadi district.
Sorang was travelling from Itanagar to Parsi Parlo with his driver, Shan Rai (36), when the incident occurred.
Doctors at a health centre declared Sorang as brought dead while Rai suffered injuries and is currently safe, the SP said.
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