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- Three people died and one was seriously injured in a tipper truck accident in Palpa.
- The tipper, traveling from Jhadewa to Chunudhunga mine, fell approximately 50 meters off the Jhadewa road, according to police.
- The police have stated that an investigation into the accident is ongoing.
Chaitra 7, Butwal – Three people lost their lives and one person was seriously injured in a tipper truck accident in Palpa.
Among those who died in the accident on Saturday evening, the police have identified 26-year-old Chinta Bahadur Sunar from Siddara, Shitganga Municipality-4, Arghakhanchi district.
District Police Office Palpa spokesperson Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Home Prakash Chaudhary reported that 33-year-old Rajan Chidi from Patuwa, Tansen Municipality-10, is critically injured.
According to DSP Chaudhary, the tipper truck bearing license plate number Lu 2 kha 4525 was going from Jhadewa in Mathagadhi Rural Municipality towards the Rahbas Chunuddhunga mine when it crashed last Saturday evening on the rough, interior road of Jhadewa-Rahbas in Mathagadhi Rural Municipality-7.
The critically injured victims were taken to Lumbini Medical College in Tansen, Prabhas, where doctors declared three dead, DSP Chaudhary said.
The seriously injured individual, Magar, is currently receiving treatment at the same hospital. The tipper fell about 50 meters down from the road. The police have confirmed that the accident is under investigation.
