KATHMANDU: As many as 13 persons were hurt after a truck they were travelling on met with an accident at Chapkhola in Siddhalekh Rural Municipality-5 in Dhading on Tuesday.

The truck (Ba 3 Kha 7888) was heading to Siddhalekh Rural Municipality from Dhading Besi, district headquarters, this afternoon, lost control and skidded off the road at Chapkhola, police said.

DSP Dipendra Panjiyar said six injured persons are said to be in critical condition.

Meanwhile, injured persons have been undergoing treatment at the Dhading Besi-based District Hospital, informed police.