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One dead in road mishap, transport shut

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PYUTHAN, July 28: The family and relatives of Poshan Aali, a Nepali Congress cadre who was killed in a road mishap Wednesday night, have shut the Pyuthan-Bhaluwang road section on Thursday.



They have demanded due compensation to the victim’s family. Several vehicles along with hundreds of passengers have been stranded on the road due to the road obstruction. [break]



The 35-year-old was killed when a truck (Na 2 Kha 39) en route to Bagdula of Pyuthan from Bhairahawa struck his motorcycle heading to Darbang from Baluwang of the district at 7:00 pm.



His pillion rider Bhupendra Mahara, the district representative to NC General Convention, was critically injured in the mishap. He was rushed to a Nepalgunj hospital and later referred to Lucknow, India for further treatment.



Police have impounded the truck and detained the driver.



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