Sunday, January 13, 2008

1 killed, 5 injured in Palpa truck mishap

PALPA- A person was killed and five others injured when an ill-fated haulage truck met with an accident at Deurali VDC in Palpa district on Monday morning. The loaded truck (Lu 1 Kha 4157) overturned on the roadside at Jorte in Deurali VDC. The helper of the bus Deepak Bika, 16, a resident of Arkhale in Gulmi district died in the accident, said the District Police Office.

The injured persons have been identified as Hem Bahadur Darji of Wagla, Gulmi, Hom Bahadur Nepali of Balkot in Arghakhanchi, Pitamber Khanal and Kisan Pandey of Gulmi, and Nara Bahadur Nepali of Balkot. All the injured persons are undergoing treatment at Mission Hospital in the district headquarters Tansen. The reason of the accident has not been ascertained, however, the preliminary investigation carried out by the police have deduced that the mishap might have been occurred due to failure of the truck’s brakes.

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