Two killed, six others injured as a truck carrying APF personnel meets with accident

KAPILVASTU, Oct 22: Two people were killed and six others injured when a truck carrying Armed Police Force (APF) personnel met with an accident in Kapilvastu on Friday evening.

The truck carrying APF personnel went out of control and met with an accident in Siuti of Banganga Municipality-3 in the district. The truck driver, APF constable Ramesh Chaudhary and a local resident Amar Tangnami died in the accident that took place in the Taulihawa road section, according to Police Inspector at Area Police Office, Pipra Deepak Babu KC.

Buddhi Prasad Pandey, an eyewitness, said that the APF truck with registration number (Na 1 Ga 554) went out of control and hit cyclists and pedestrians walking on the road. Pedestrians Sagar Pandey, Raju Chaudhary and Kul Bahadur Gharti were seriously injured when the truck hit them. They are undergoing treatment in Butwal, police said.

Three other APF constables Govind Subedi, Janak Chaudhary and Prem Malla were injured in the incident. After first-aid at Kapilvastu Community Hospital, they have been referred to Butwal for further treatment.

Local residents and police rescued the injured after the accident took place near a human settlement. According to the Area Police Office in Pipra  further investigation is underway on the accident.