A man has died of a hornet sting in Gorkha.

The deceased has been identified as Jaybahadur Kunwar, 65, of Palungtar Municipality-9, Sanobensi of Gorkha district.

Kunwar, who was found injured in the hornet sting, died while undergoing treatment in the local healthcare centre, Rameshkumar Shrestha, deputy superintendent of the police in the district police office, Gorkha said.

The body has been brought to Gorkha Hospital for postmortem, he added.