Tractor accident in Rautahat claims driver's life
Published: 01:52 pm Apr 03, 2026
RAUTAHAT, APRIL 3 A 28-year-old tractor driver was found dead on Friday morning after being trapped under the engine in a tractor accident in Gadhimai Municipality. According to the District Police Office Rautahat, the tractor (Na 6 Ta 9683) was en route from Dhanadi to Dharampur when it is believed to have gone out of control and overturned into a field by the roadside on Thursday night. The victim has been identified as Ranjit Sah, a resident of Gaur Municipality-6. He was found trapped under the engine by locals on Friday morning, who then informed the police. Police teams from Dharampur Police Post and Area Police Office Garuda were deployed to the site and have launched an investigation into the incident. The body has been kept at the Provincial Hospital in Gaur for post-mortem, police said.