According to the police, three persons died on the spot while two others succumbed to their injuries on the way to a government hospital.
The six critically injured persons were brought to the civil hospital in Aizawl.
The deceased have been identified as Dev Kumar Chakma, Bonomota, Ayushi Chakma, Siki Chakma and Kajola.
Members of Mizoram’s leading NGO Young Mizo Association came forward to rescue the people.
Police, quoting the eyewitnesses, said that the collision of the two trucks occurred when the vehicles were negotiating a turn on the road.
Further details are awaited.
–IANS
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