News Summary
- Four people have died in a tipper truck accident that occurred Saturday evening in Palpa.
- The accident happened while traveling from Jhadewa to Chun Dhunga mine in Rahabas.
- Among the injured, 33-year-old Rajan Chidi died during treatment at Bhairahawa Medical College.
Chaitra 8, Palpa – The number of fatalities in the tipper truck accident that occurred Saturday evening in Palpa has reached four.
According to DSP Home Prakash Chaudhary, Public Information Officer at the District Police Office Palpa, 33-year-old Rajan Chidi from Tansen Municipality-10, Patuwa, who was seriously injured in the accident at Rahabas, Ward 7 of Mathagadhi Rural Municipality, died during treatment, bringing the total death toll to four.
Previously, the drivers and individuals who died included 26-year-old Chinta Bahadur Sunar from Sheetganga 4, Arghakhanchi, 26-year-old Sunil Bik from the same locality, and 26-year-old Sunil Nepali from Khaireni, Devdaha 2, Rupandehi.
The empty tipper truck, registration number Lu 2 Kha 4525, was traveling from Jhadewa to the Chun Dhunga mine in Rahabas when it fell approximately 100 meters off the road on Saturday evening.
Four men, including the driver, were injured in the accident. The injured were immediately taken to Lumbini Medical College for treatment. Three of the men were declared dead on the spot by medical personnel.
Rajan Chidi, aged 33, was transferred to Bhairahawa Medical College in Rupandehi for further treatment where he also succumbed to his injuries, DSP Chaudhary confirmed.
