One killed due to lightning

Makwanpur: One person has died in Makwanpur today due to a lightning strike.

The deceased has been identified as 45-year-old Bir Bahadur Praja, a resident of Raksirang rural municipality-2 in the district.

He was reportedly asleep in his house when the sudden discharge of electricity from the clouds struck him at around 4 a.m. He was rushed to Hetauda Hospital but doctors declared him dead on arrival.