JAJARKOT, NOVEMBER 3

Three persons died while one other sustained injuries in a tractor accident in Jajarkot.

Police have identified the deceased as Chanka Lal BK, 35, Suresh Khatry, 25, and Bal Bahadur Khatry, 62, of Nalgad Municipality-5.

The tractor en route to Sepukhola of Barekot Rural Municipality from Kalimati of Nalgad Municipality met with the accident in Nalgad Municipality-5, Jhulkedanda at 2.00 am this morning.

Binod Pariyar, 17, assistant driver of the tractor from Nalgad-8 was injured in the incident. He is in critical condition, informed Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Madhu Kumar Thapa.

The registration number of the tractor has yet to be found, police said.