Two persons died after two trucks collided head-on along the East-West Highway in Nawalparasi East district on Monday night. Two other persons also sustained injuries in the road accident at Dumkauli.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Dilip Kumar Giri at Nawalparasi (East) District Police Office (DPO), said that both the deceased are truck drivers.
The deceased has been identified as 51-year-old Khim Bahadur BK of Pokhara Metropolitan City-15 in Kaski district. BK was the driver of the truck (Na 6 Kha 3011). Likewise, another one killed in the incident has been identified as Raj Kumar Neupane, 34, of Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City in Makawanur district
Helpers of both the trucks, Bishwash Shahi, 18, of Tanahun district and Ghanshyam Khadka, 33, of Dang have sustained critical injuries, according to police.
DSP Giri said that Shahi and Khadka are receiving treatment in a medical college in Bharatpur.
