Five die in separate incidents across country

Kathmandu - Five persons were killed in separate incidents in various districts in the country. A man died after being struck by lightning in Dang district. On Tuesday evening, Ashok Buda of Darling at Badigad rural municipality was found lying unconscious on the road and rescued by the local people, said the police. He later breathed his last at home.

In a separate incident, a seven-year-old girl of Nisikhola rural municipality-6 in Baglung district has gone missing after being swept away by a local river. Sanjila, daughter of Rajib Budamagar, went missing since Tuesday evening, said the police, adding that a search has been launched for the missing girl. A man died when a Bolero jeep (Ba 19 Cha 7677) and a truck (Ga 2 Kha 4319) collided head on at Gaighat of Bharatpur Metropolitan City along Narayangadh-Muglin road, said the police.

The deceased has been identified as the driver of Bolero. The driver, 35, died at Old Medical College. A man died after being bitten by a snake at Bhumikasthan municipality-9 in Argakhanchi district. Local resident Sher Bahadur BK breathed his last on the way to the snake-bite treatment centre in Kapilvastu district, said Inspector Prakash Khatri.

Similarly, a woman was found dead at the Rapti river in Rapti rural municipality-2 in Dang district. The identity of the woman in her mid 40s is yet to be known. The local people on Wednesday found the body of the woman floating on the river banks and reported it to the police. The deceased is said to have gone to a nearby forest to collect firewood.