Five dead, 19 injured in Chitwan tractor accident

March 12, Kathmandu: Five persons have died and 19 others sustained injuries in a tractor accident at Chiyudekhola in Rapti Municipality-11 in Chitwan district on Sunday evening.

Deputy Superintendent of Police of Chitwan Surya Bahadur Thapa said that the tractor was carrying laborers from Thakaltar of the district.

Police have confirmed the identity of four persons dead in Chitwan tractor accident.

The deceased are 35-year-old Khadak Lama of Rapti Municipality-5; Magan Mahato, 40, of Khairahani Municipality-9, and Chhaniya Mahato, 50, and Sitaram Shrestha, 45, of Rapti Municipality-4.

Likewise, the identity of a 25-year-old man is not ascertained as yet.

The tractor fell some 200 meters off the road at 7:30 on Sunday evening.

DSP Thapa added that the injured ones were receiving treatment in different hospitals in Bharatpur.