ITANAGAR, 21 Oct: A man died when the vehicle he was driving plunged into a river in Papum Pare district on Tuesday, police said.
The incident occurred near Hoj in the district, Papum Pare (Rural) SDPO Radhe Obing said.
Police personnel, assisted by local residents, retrieved the body and the vehicle from the river shortly after the accident, the SDPO said.
The deceased has been identified as Amir Hussain (25), a resident of Nowboicha in Lakhimpur district of Assam, who was working as a private driver in Itanagar, he said.
The Doimukh police have registered a case and initiated an investigation to determine the cause of the accident, the SDPO added. (PTI)
