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Republica staffers injured in accident

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LAHAN, Feb 18: Two staffers of the circulation department of Nepal Republic Media have sustained serious injuries after a van they were in was hit by a truck on Friday.



The van (Ko 1 cha 5246), which was heading toward Bardibas of Mahottari district after dropping a bundle of Republica and Nagarik newspapers in Lahan, overturned along the east-west highway nearby Padriay Tharu Tol after a truck hit it. [break]



According to eye witnesses, the truck, which overtook the van from wrong side, dragged the van some 200 meters ahead on the road after colliding with it.



The van driver Nirajan Tamang and newspaper distributor Shyam Chaudhari have been injured in the accident. They are undergoing treatment at Neuro Hospital in Biratnagar. Police have yet not arrested the truck driver.



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