CHITWAN, Oct 5: A woman died and 10 others were injured when a tractor and a Bolero vehicle collided in Kalika Municipality, Chitwan, on Monday.
The accident occurred at around 1:35 pm at Ward Office Chowk in Kalika Municipality-5. The tractor, Na 6 Ta 6444, was heading from Machhauli towards Lanka Line, while the Bolero, Ba Pra 3-01-024 Cha 3473, was traveling from Kaminighat towards Bankatta.
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Police said 35-year-old Laxmi Pariyar of Kalika Municipality-3, who was traveling in the Bolero, died while undergoing treatment at Chitwan Medical College in Bharatpur at around 2:39 pm.
Nine other passengers in the Bolero and its driver were injured in the accident. Police said the injured are in moderate condition and are receiving treatment at the same hospital. Most of the injured are residents of Kalika Municipality-3.
Police have taken the tractor, its driver, 42-year-old B.K. Shyangbo of Kalika Municipality-1, and the Bolero under control. Bolero driver 39-year-old Komal Bahadur Shrestha of Kalika Municipality-3 was also injured and is undergoing treatment.
Further investigation into the accident is underway, police said.
