SUNSARI:- This morning, five individuals were killed and three others sustained injuries when a cargo truck overturned on the Postal Highway in Bhokraha Narsingh Rural Municipality, Sunsari.
The truck (1Kha 4541), which was transporting marble from Biratnagar to Rajbiraj, lost control and overturned on the roadway, leading to the fatalities of five residents from the same locality in Barju Ward No. 1, as reported by the District Police Office, Sunsari.
DSP Chandra Khadka stated that the truck accident resulted in the deaths of 32-year-old Birendra Gurung, 55-year-old Brahmadev Gurung, 50-year-old Tekbahadur Gurung, 28-year-old Nisu Gurung, and 55-year-old Chandra Bahadur Gurung, all hailing from Barju Ward No. 1.
There were nine occupants in the truck: four in the front cab, including the driver, and five in the rear. The five individuals seated in the back were crushed by the marble and perished.
The three injured persons in the cab are currently receiving treatment at Narsingh Home in Biratnagar. The driver has absconded.