One Dead, 2 Injured in Jajarkot Tipper Accident

February 4, 2025
One Dead, Two Injured in Jajarkot Tipper Accident

One of the injured individuals from the tipper accident that occurred on Tuesday morning in Jajarkot has passed away.

The accident took place on the Jajarkot section of the Mid-Hill Highway at Chedagadh Municipality-11, involving a tipper with the registration number Bhe 1 Pa 1055.

The deceased has been identified as 40-year-old Hariprasad Bhattarai from Tulsipur Sub-Metropolitan City-3 in Dang.

According to Jajarkot District Police Office spokesperson, Police Inspector Dinesh Timilsina, Bhattarai succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at the municipal hospital in Chedagadh.

The accident also left the driver, 25-year-old Santosh Sunar from Birendranagar-1, Surkhet, and the co-driver, 18-year-old Sujan Rawal from Narayan Municipality-8, Dailekh, injured, as per Timilsina.

Among the injured, Sunar has been referred to Nepalgunj for further treatment, while Rawal is receiving treatment at a local hospital.

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