7 Dead, 4 Injured as BSF Patrol Car Falls Into Gorge in Mizoram

Aizawl, May 22 : Seven BSF personnel were killed and four other personnel injured when a vehicle they used for patrolling fell into a gorge near Mizoram-Bangladesh border Tuipuibari village on Tuesday, the police said.

The vehicle carrying 11 personnel were patrolling in the area when it rolled down into a gorge 350 feet deep killing six of them on the spot.

Another BSF man succumbed to his injuries after a few hours, the sources said.

The condition of three of the injured was serious and they were referred to hospitals outside the state.

The remaining one was treated at the Civil Hospital in Aizawl, the sources said.