Two people were killed, and eight others injured after a car coming from Sikkim’s Gangtok plunged nearly 500 feet into a gorge off National Highway 10 in West Bengal’s Kalimpong district, drawing attention to the dangers of the landslide-prone hill road.

The accident occurred on the evening of December 12 near Birik Dara when the Siliguri-bound vehicle skidded off the highway after the driver lost control, a senior police officer said.

Local residents, workers of the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL), and police teams rushed to the site and launched a rescue operation despite the difficult terrain.

“Two persons died, and eight injured people were taken to the Rambi Hospital,” the officer said. “Later, some of the critically injured have been r

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