DANG, OCTOBER 29

Three persons were killed and eight others injured in a road accident that took place in Salyan district on Monday evening.

The accident took place when a mini truck (Ra 1 Kha 2402) heading towards Dubede of Kapurkot rural municipality-6 to Sinbang carrying paddy and fell 150 meters off the road, said Chairperson of Kapurkot rural municipality, Durga Pun.

The deceased have been identified as Govardhan Khadka, 14, Anil Bhandari, 12, and Srijana Basnet, 15, said Information Officer at the District Police Office, Salyan, Resham Bahadur Khatri. Two of them died on the spot while one on the way to hospital, he added.

All the injured have been brought to Rapti Province Hospital, Tulasipur. Condition of some injured is serious, shared police. Reason behind the accident is yet to be ascertained.