Apart from the dead infant, all the deceased were local cement factory workers, according to District Police Office (DPO) of Dang. [break]
All of them died on the spot when the tractor-trailer fell into a roadside gorge after skidding off the road. The tractor met with accident while trying to avoid a head-on collision with a bus.
The tractor (Lu 2 Ta 2378) was heading toward Ghorahi Cement Factory at Gogli in Laxmipur village of Dang with sacks of sand from Narayanpur. Three cement factory workers were also injured in the accident. They have been rushed to Rapti Sub-regional Hospital for treatment. Police are yet to identify the dead workers.
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