LAMJUNG, Mar 21: As many as six people died and two others sustained severe injuries when a truck plunged into Marshyangdi River at Lamjung Besisahar-Chum road section of Naso Rural Municipality-3 of Lamjung district.
The ill-fated truck (Dha 1 Kha 592) fell some 50 meters down the road into the river on Saturday evening, according to Police Inspector Om Prakash Pun of District Police Station, Lamjung.
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The deceased have been identified as Manisha Gurung, 35, Jal Kashi Gurung, 37, and Leun Gurung, 7, of Naso Rural Municipality-4. Likewise, Dhan Man BK, 28, of Chame Rural Municipality-4, Laxman Nepali, 21, of Marshyangdi Rural Municipality-5 and Theon Gurung, 3, of Naso Rural Municipality-1 were also killed in the same accident. Of the six deceased, three breathed their last while undergoing a treatment.
Likewise, Suman Tamang, 24 of Bhanu Municipality-3 and Mel Gurung, 7, of Naso-3 have sustained severe injuries. They are currently undergoing treatment at the District Hospital of Lamjung.
( With inputs from RSS)
