One dead, seven injured in Rolpa tractor accident

KATHMANDU: A laborer has died after a tractor fell off the road last night at Machheti village in Lungri Rural Municipality-5, Rolpa.

Thirteen years old Khemraj Roka died and seven others were injured after a tractor (Ra 1 Ta 3881) got into an accident, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of Rolpa district Shyam Saru Magar said.

Police said that the tractor was heading to the Kilachaur area by taking the laborers for their night stay after their work for the road construction at Domai of Lungri Rural Municipality.

The injured ones are receiving treatment at a primary health post at Sulichaur in the district, according to the police. RSS