Gangtok, May 18: Two persons were killed as a taxi with tourists fell into a river near Singtam in Sikkim on Saturday morning, police said. A family of five from Kolkata was travelling from Siliguri to Gangtok when the vehicle plunged into the Rani river at Sang Khola, they said. Uttar Pradesh Road Accident: Five Injured After Bus Rams Into Parked Truck in Amroha (Watch Video)

The taxi driver and a member of the family were killed in the accident. While the driver is yet to be identified, the other deceased is 72-year-old Rabindra Nath Paul. The injured persons were first taken to the nearby district hospital in Singtam, which sent them to the Central Referral Hospital in Gangtok. Rajasthan Road Accident: Four Women Killed, 13 Injured As UP Roadways Bus Rams Into Trailer Truck in Bharatpur (Watch Video)

They were identified as Tapas Paul (33), Krishna Paul (36), Mira Paul (60) and a four-year-old girl. The bodies of the deceased were kept at the mortuary of the district hospital in Singtam. Police said the cause of the accident was being investigated. Efforts are also underway to bring out the vehicle from the river, they said.