MALEKHU, May 17: A person died while three others sustained injuries when a truck met with an accident at Chyadumod along the Malekhu-Dhadingbesi road section in Nilkantha Municipality-8.
The deceased has been identified as Gokul Upadhyaya of Nilkantha Municipality-3. He died while being rushed to Kathmandu for treatment, according to police.
Seven dead, 15 injured in Dhading truck accident
Of the remaining four injured, two are undergoing treatment at Trauma Center, Kathmandu while the other two are receiving treatment at Dhading District Hospital.
The accident took place when a truck, Ba 3 Kha 6143, heading to Dhadingbesi from Malekhu skidded off and fell into jungle on Wednesday night, informed DSP Ram Bahadur KC of District Police Office, Dhading.