BELONIA, Jan 6 (TIWN): In a tragic accident, six people died on the spot and reportedly above 20 people were injured in a road accident when a bus slipped into a pond on Wednesday morning.The incident triggered huge panic among the people when the bus slipped into a water body after losing control over the brakes of the bus at Chottakhola area under PR Bari police station at Belonia sub division.The sources confirmed that among the deceased, two are identified as Sanda Debnath and Milan Bala Das and others are yet to be identified.The incident took place on Wednesday morning when the bus was heading towards Julaebari area to Yetimpur under Belonia sub-division.Police is suspecting that after losing the control over the brakes the bus slipped into the pond. Police is also suspecting that driver was intoxicated and lost control over the brakes.Road accidents-leading to death and injuries has become a regular stuff. Getting alarm the PR bari police reached the spot and immediately rushed the injured to the nearby hospital.The sourced also said that a fire service crew also rushed to the spot and rescued the victims in critical condition from the spot.Getting alarmed, the localites reached to spot and immediately rushed victims to hospital.

However, the victims are undergoing treatment at hospital, but as per the doctors there is least chance of survival for many of them as they are critically injured. Police is further investigating the case.

It is to be mentioned here; Tripura Traffic Police and Tripura Police Department have been facing a very tough time to prevent the number of road accidents in the state which are allegedly claiming life of several people for last few months. The numbers of road mishaps are alarmingly increased in the state for last few months but the traffic police department is surprisingly playing silent role instead of taking proper initiative over the road accident issue.

However, by the time police reached spot, the driver managed to flee and Police is further investigating the case.