Two die, eight injured in truck overturn

Dhading, Oct. 1: Two persons were killed and eight others injured when a truck skidded off the road and overturned at Nilkantha Municipality-10 in Dhading district on Saturday. 

The deceased have been identified as Indrajeet Pasi, 35, and Saddham Ansari, 25, both from Kapilvastu district, said Deputy Superintendent of Police, Shyam Bahadur Khatri. Of the injured, five are reported to be in serious condition.

Two of the seriously injured—Binod Chamar and Tulasi Raj Pasi—were taken to Kathmandu for treatment while others are receiving treatment at Dhading Hospital, said Khatri.

The ill-fated truck (Na 4 Kha 8041) with market stall materials was heading to Tripurasundari Rural Municipality-2 to set up stalls for a fair.  (RSS)