Two persons die in mini-truck accident

Two persons die in mini-truck accident

Damauli (Tanahun), Jan 22: Two persons died in a mini truck accident that occurred at Devghat Rural Municipality-2, Kotbaidi Bhokteni last night.

Two persons travelling through the mini truck died when the vehicle (Ga 1 Kha 4181) en route to Chhipchhipe from Damauli had veered some 500 metres off the road, the District Police Office, Tanahun confirmed.

The deceased have been identified as Nar Bahadur Gurung, 65, and Bimaya Gurung, 45, of Devghat-3, Dagara, informed Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mohan Bahadur Khand.

Search for the truck driver is underway, he said. Both the injured in the accident who were rushed to Damauli Hospital were pronounced dead this morning, police said.