BHIMDATTANAGAR: A youth died after he was hit by a tractor at Bhimdattanagar of Kanchanpur district this morning.

Police identified the deceased as 32-year-old Dharmananda Bhatta of Lali in Darchula district, currently residing at Bhimdattanagar Municipality-12 in the district.

The  tractor (Se 1 Ta4752) knocked down Bhatta, leaving him seriously injured today.

Bhatta was rushed to the Mahakali Zonal Hospital where he breathed his last while undergoing treatment, according to the District Police Office.

Meanwhile, police have impounded the tractor and its driver for action.