PHIDIM: One person died on the spot and four others injured when a pickup van met with an accident at Panchthar’s Aangsarang on Monday evening.

The deceased has been identified as Naindra Kumar Sherma,64, of Mangjabung VDC-4.

The pickup van was heading for Phidim from Mangjabung.

Inspector Govind Jha said the four injured in the accident are receiving treatment at Panchthar District Hospital.