A person died and two others sustained injuries when the ambulance they were travelling on fell below the road in Panchthar district in the wee hours of Monday.
The ambulance (State 1-01-001 Cha 7703) en route from Birtamodh of Jhapa to Taplejung skidded off the road and fell 15 metres below at Sumrimachowk in Phidim Municipality-3, at around 2:40 am.
Mamata Rai, 50, of Yangwarak rural municipality-2, Falaincha of Panchthar district, who was seriously injured in the accident, died while undergoing treatment at the District Hospital Fidim at 3.40 this morning.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of District Police Office Panchthar Dan Bahadur Thapa informed that Heman Subba of Yangwarak rural municipality and Dong Kumar Rai of Sidingwa rural municipality-3 of Taplejung sustained injuries in the accident. Now the injured are being treated at the District Hospital Fidim.
The accident took place when they were returning home after receiving treatment in Jhapa. Police took the ambulance and its driver under control for investigation
