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- A 62-year-old Vishnu Prasad Khatri died after being struck by a vegetable-loaded pickup truck that hit pedestrians and a cyclist in Ward No. 5 of Ramdhuni Municipality, Sunsari.
- Thirty-five-year-old Devaraj Budhathoki, injured in the accident, is currently receiving treatment in Biratnagar.
- The vehicle and driver fled the scene; police are actively searching for them.
March 19, Inaruwa (Sunsari) – A vehicular accident in Ward No. 5 of Ramdhuni Municipality, Sunsari, resulted in one fatality and one injury.
The deceased has been identified as 62-year-old Vishnu Prasad Khatri from Ramdhuni-3, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police Chandrabhadur Khadka from Sunsari District Police Office.
Deputy Superintendent Khadka reported that an unregistered vegetable-laden pickup truck struck both pedestrians and a cyclist, causing Khatri’s death.
In the same accident, 35-year-old Devaraj Budhathoki of Itahari-18 New Tol was injured and is currently undergoing treatment in Biratnagar, police informed.
The incident took place near Laguna Mod at Ward No. 5, Ramdhuni Municipality, along the East-West Highway. The pickup truck was traveling westward when it hit the victims.
Both the vehicle and its driver remain at large, and authorities are conducting an ongoing search, informed Deputy Superintendent Khadka.
