Two persons die in mini-truck accident

January 22, Kathmandu: Two people died in a mini-truck accident that occurred at Devghat Rural Municipality-2, Kotbaidi Bhokteni last night.

Two people travelling via the mini truck died when the vehicle (Ga 1 Kha 4181) en route to Chhipchhipe from Damauli veered some 500 metres off the road, the District Police Office, Tanahun confirmed.

The deceased have been identified as Nar Bahadur Gurung, 65, and Bimaya Gurung, 45, of Devghat-3, Dagara, informed Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mohan Bahadur Khand.

Search for the truck driver is underway, he said. Both the injured in the accident who were rushed to Damauli Hospital were pronounced dead this morning, police said.