Seven people were injured when two trucks crashed into each other on the Narayanghat-Muglin road in Chitwan on Tuesday morning.
The accident happened at 6:50 AM near Gaighat, Bharatpur-29. A truck heading towards Muglin (Bagmati Province 01-006 Kha 6287) collided head-on with another truck (Na 6 Kha 9897) coming from the opposite direction. Both trucks were badly damaged in the front.
Among the injured are five passengers from the second truck:
- Jayakant Ray Yadav, 25
- Harishankar Yadav, 25
- Akash Yadav, 20
- Ravi Kumar Yadav, 20
- Anil Kumar Yadav, 19
They are currently being treated at Bharatpur Hospital.
The driver of the first truck, Santosh Subedi (37) from Bharatpur-12, and the second truck’s driver, Dhanraj Kumar Yadav (34) from Garuda-5, Rautahat, are receiving treatment at Chitwan Medical College.
Traffic was briefly blocked after the crash but has now resumed fully.