The tractor (Ga.1Ta.3452) loaded with cement and sand was heading towards Chapa from the district headquarters Beni when the accident took place. Assistant driver Sabin Khatri was killed while driver Bhim Bahadur BK was injured.
Both of them were rushed to Manipal Teaching Hospital in Pokhara following the accident that reportedly took place due to high speeding at around 8:00 pm last night. Khatri however succumbed to his injuries while BK is still undergoing treatment at the same hospital, according to the tractor owner Narayan Khatri. RSS
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