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Two dead in Syangja tractor accident
The driver and co-driver, seriously injured in the mishap, died while undergoing treatment.bookmark
Pratichya Kafle
Published at : February 20, 2023
Updated at : February 20, 2023 12:43
Syangja
Two persons died when a tractor skidded off the road and fell some 15 metres down in Waling Municipality-6, Aamdali of Syangja district on Sunday night.
According to police, a 32-year-old tractor driver of Chapakot Municipality-2 and a 14-year-old co-driver of Waling Municipality-8 died in the mishap.
Deputy Superintendent Rabindra Khanal, spokesperson for Syangja District Police Office, said the tractor was heading to Mirdi from Jagat Bhanjyang carrying stones when it met with an accident at around 8pm.
Both of them died while undergoing treatment, said police.
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