One dead in crane accident in Gorkha

By Guna Bahadur Roka, Sulikot, Oct.7: A person has died in a crane accident in Gorkha. 

According to the Police Inspector of District Police Office, Gorkha, Dhurba Prasad Sharma, the 19-year-old Prince Ansari of Jeetpur Simara Sub-metropolitan City-19, Bara. died being hit by the crane.

He said that the carne that was used at the under-construction Abinash Arbaeakar Private Limited Hatchery of Hulche, Gorkha Municipality-10 suddenly fell off 20 meters down the river and crushed an employee to death at 8 PM on Sunday.

The body of the deceased has been taken to District Hospital Gorkha for postmortem after a preliminary investigation performed by a team of the District Police Office, Gorkha. 

The 24-year-old crane driver Azhar Ansari of Birgunj Metropolitan City-30, Bara, has been taken under control by the police. Investigation into the matter is underway.