KATMANDU: An assistant driver died in a tractor accident at Tulsipur in Dang district on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Mahesh Chaudhary (17) of Tulsipur-9 in the district. Chaudhary breathed his last during the course of treatment at the Rapti Zonal Hospital of Tulsipur. Police said that the tractor (Ra 1 Ta 2384) was heading towards Tulsipur from Rukum when the incident occurred at around 7:45 pm yesterday. Police said that they are searching for the tractor driver who fled the scene after the accident.