One person has died in a road accident that took place in Kunchal of Thaha Municipality-1 this morning.
The deceased has been identified as 42-year-old Deep Shrestha, a resident of Belkot Municipality-5 in Nuwakot. Shrestha died on the spot when a container truck, which was going from Birgunj to Kathmandu, went out of control on the Tribhuvan highway and fell some 50 meters below the road, Deputy Superintendent of Police of District Police Office, Makwanpur, Lakshmi Bhandari said.
Further investigation into the incident is underway.
A young man died on the spot after being hit by a truck at Bharatpur Jugedi in Chitwan. The truck which was going from Bharatpur to Mugling hit him while he was walking in the evening.
The driver was seriously injured when the motorcycle fell from the 8 Dora bridge of Pacharuta municipality in Bara. The injured 24-year-old, Arabind Shah is undergoing treatment at the National Medical College in Birgunj.
In another accident, 2 people were seriously injured when a motorcycle overturned at Bankheda in Kanchanpur. Motorcyclist Mangal Rana and Sohi Man Bahadur Rana, who was riding behind him, were injured.
One person died on the spot when a jeep (Lu.1.Ja. 3734) met with an accident in Kankasundari Rural Municipality-1 in the Sinja area of Jumla this morning. The jeep was heading towards Mugu from Surkhet.
The deceased has been identified as 25-year-old Deepak Tiruwa of Rarachhayanath Municipality-2 in Mugu District, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police Narendra Chand of District Police Office Jumla.
The jeep driver Dal Bahadur Budha, who was injured in the incident, is being brought to Karnali Institute of Health Sciences in Jumla for treatment. There were five other passengers in the jeep, who are reportedly unhurt.
One person died in a road accident involving a tractor in Laligurans municipality of Tehrathum last night. Two others have been seriously injured.
The deceased has been identified as Pavitra Kumari Magar, 46, of Sungnam, Laligurans municipality-7. According to the sub-inspector at the District Traffic Police Office, Bhuwan BK, the injured Jayant Kumar Limbu, 22, and Lalit Kumar Magar, 22, of the same locality have been rushed to Dharan for treatment.
The tractor heading towards Basantapur from Lasune of Laligurans Municipality met with an accident at Zero Point near Basantapur Bazaar.
A man died in a road accident that took place at Bange Pahiro of Malika Rural Municipality-6 of Myagdi. The man died when the motorcycle he was riding fell about 100 meters from the road. The accident took place at 3:00 am.
The deceased has been identified as Bhavindra Kisan, 23, of Garjara in Malika Rural Municipality-5. According to Police Inspector Rajan Dhakal. Kisan died on the spot.
Likewise, Santosh Kisan, 25, of Mangala Rural Municipality-2, who was pillion riding the motorcycle, has sustained minor injuries.
One person has died on the spot and two others were injured when a jeep met with an accident at Armapakha in Sanibheri Rural Municipality-11 of Rukum West this morning. The deceased has been identified as Jeevan Bhandari, 31, of Sanibheri Rural Municipality-9.
The jeep (Ga 1 Ja 4454) fell 100 meters from the road, according to District Police Office, Inspector Dekendra Sharma. Two others have been injured in the accident. The injured have been identified as Sameer Pariyar, 19, of ward no 3 and Tilak Khadka, 29, of ward no 10 of the same Rural Municipality.
The condition of the injured is normal and they have been taken to Chaurjahari for treatment, police said.