PARSA: Two persons died and nine others sustained injuries after the tractor trailer they were travelling on overturned in Sakhuwa Prasauni Rural Municipality-5  in  Parsa district on Sunday night.

The deceased have been identified as Indian nationals Mahendra Paswan (50) and Puja Kumari (9) of Pantoka, Raxaul of West Champaran district in the Indian State of Bihar.

It is yet to establish the identity of the injured, said police.

The tractor (Na 5 Cha 3620) turned turtle injuring 11 persons at Solakhpur at around 12: 15  last night, according to the Deputy Superintendent of Police Chakra bahadur Joshi at the Distric Police Office, Parsa. The tractor was ferrying 25 persons to the Dudheshwar Mahadev Temple located in Paterwa Sugauli Rural Municipality in the district, DSP Joshi added .

The injured were rushed to the the Birgunj-based Narayani Sub-regional Hospital for the treatment where Paswan and Kumari succumbed to injuries.

Of the nine others injured, one is said to be in critical condition while others have been discharged from the hospital, added Joshi.