Ishu Khatri, 15, of Deupur-1 and Kamala Hamal, 18, of Ward No 9 of the same VDC were fatally injured in the mishap, police said.
They were digging the mud to use it for painting their houses. Both of them died while being taken to Parbat Hospital for treatment.
Khatri was a night grader at the local Jananetra Higher Secondary School, while Hamal a Bachelor’s level student at Gupteshwor Multiple Campus, Kusma.
Bishnu Hamal, another girl who had gone with them to fetch the mud, however, escaped with minor injuries.
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