Two dead; five injured in Morang road mishap
01st Mar 2024
Two persons died on the spot after a tipper truck hit a jeep on its way to Phidim in Panchthar this morning. The accident happened at Belbari-3 in Morang district along the East-West Highway, Police Inspector Tej Bahadur Dahal confirmed.
Police Inspector Dahal said the tipper truck (Pra 1 Kha 9676) hit a bus and a jeep (Me 1 Ja 2856), killing Yadu Kanta Bhattarai, 52, and Gita Khanal, 44, of Kamal Rural Municipality, Jhapa.
Five others are critically injured in the mishap and receiving treatment at Neuro Hospital, Biratnagar.
Update: The death tol has increased to three. Krishna Gajurel (36), the driver of the jeep, succumbed to injuries at Neuro Hospital in Biratnagar.
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