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KATHMANDU, April 7: Three policemen died in a road accident that took place near Bhaluphata Pahalmanpur of Kalali district early on Wednesday morning.
Head Constable of Armed Police Force (APF) Khadka Raikan and APF Constable Lok Sarki were killed when a truck (Na 2 Kha 8214) hit APF van (Na 1 Ga 567) in which the policemen were traveling along the East West Highway, said Assistant Sub Inspector Dil Bahadur Kuwar of district police office, Kailali.
Another constable, Amrit Budha of Mastamandu of Achham district, died in Seti Hospital Wednesday morning.
Other five APF men were seriously hurt in the incident. Two of them were rushed to Kathmandu. Other 13 policemen are undergoing treatment in Seti Zonal Hospital and Padam Hospital, Attariya, police said.
The police team reached there to clear the highway after the locals obstructed vehicular movement after a truck ran over three-year-old Ghanshyam Chaudhary.
