Four killed in tipper accident in Lamjung

Four persons including a driver died on the spot after a tipper met an accident this afternoon in Madhya Nepal Municipality in Lamjung district.

The tipper (Ba 4 Kha 7781) met with the accident after falling 30 metres off the Setikhola (river) while heading to Ward No. 7 of the municipality from Bhorletar in the same municipality, Police Inspector of District Police Office, Lamjung, Jagadish Regmi said.

The tipper was carrying stones for the construction of Mid-Hill Highway.

Of the deceased ones, the driver has been identified as Akash Ghimire, 27, while security officials are working to confirm the identity of three others.