1 killed, 3 injured in Tanahun tractor accident

DAMAULI: One died and three others were injured in a tractor accident at Jarebar in Jamune-4 of Tanahun district along the Damauli-Khairenitar road section of Prithvi Highway on Sunday.

Om Prakash Paudel, Incharge of the District Traffice Police Office, Tanahun, said that the deceased has been identified as Samir Adhikari (12) of Byas Municipality-6.

Critically injured Adhikari breathed his last on the way to a hospital in Damuli, he informed.

The incident occurred when the four-wheeler (Ga 1 Ta 2225) heading towards Damauli from Thurpu fell some 25 feet down the road.

Tractor driver Dipendra BK (24), helper Tek Bahadur Manandhar (18) and Saroj Thapa (22) of Byas Municipality-6 were injured in the incident, Pudel said.

Seriously injured BK has been sent to the Manipal Teaching Hospital in Pokhara while Manandhar and Thapa are undergoing treatment at the Damauli-based Ratnahari Hospital, the District Traffic Police Office informed.

Police suspected that the incident might have occurred after the driver lost control of the vehicle.