According to DSP Shekhar Khanal of Metropolitan Police Circle, Kalimati, the tanker might have suddenly driven backward due to heavy load and muddy road.[break]
The deceased have been identified as tanker driver Radheshyam Maharjan (29) of Thankot and Shyam Sharan Ale Magar (40) of Dhahachowk-6. The injured -- Manoj Maharjan, Shyam Maharjan and Kumar Shrestha - are undergoing treatment at B & B Hospital, Lalitpur.
Police Sub-Inspector Birendra Singh Johari of Metropolitan Police Sector Balambu said the deceased Ale was taking drinking water in the tanker from Thankot for his son´s marriage scheduled for Friday.
“When tanker couldn´t climb up the road, the driver lost control and it started sliding downward and fell 500 meters down the road,” said Johari.
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