KATHMANDU, JUNE 4
Two people were killed and two others sustained injuries in a road accident at Manglapur, Chandrapur-1 along the East-West Mahendra Highway on Monday morning.
According to the police, the incident occurred when a Hiace van (BaPra 03–001 J 0452) en route to Chandranigahapur from Barhathwa, Sarlahi, collided head-on with a truck (MaPra 03–001 Kha 8600) coming from the opposite direction.
The deceased have been identified as Bhagiyadevi (36) and Dhirendra Thakur (30) of Khairwa, Ramnagar Rural Municipality-1, Sarlahi. Both died during treatment at Chandrapur Hospital Pvt. Ltd.
The injured have been identified as Rina Kumari Yadav (18), daughter of the deceased Bhagiyadevi, and Saroj Thakur (19) of Badaharwa, Durgabhagwati Rural Municipality-5, Rautahat.
Police have taken both drivers - Gyalsen Thokar (truck) and Akash Singh (Hiace) - into custody for further investigation.
