Driver killed in accident

Palpa –A person has died when the tipper he was driving met with an accident at Jyamire of Nishdi rural municipality in Palpa district last night. The deceased is 28-year-old Hum Bahadur Mahato of Madhyabindu municipality-2, Nawalparasi. 

Mahato was seriously injured when his tipper hit a stationary truck on the road and overturned due to brake failure. He died while being taken to Madhyabindu Community Hospital, police said. 

In a separate incident that took place in the district this morning, two persons were injured when a pickup van met with an accident as it could not negotiate a steep uphill road at Hulangdi in the district headquarters, Tansen. The injured are being treated at the United Mission Hospital in Tansen, police stated. 
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