Four people were killed when a tractor met with an accident here in Barnalu of Siddhicharan Municipality-1 on Thursday.

The ill-fated tractor was heading for Rumjatar from Barnalu. The tractor drifted off the road while negotating the way at a difficult turn and plunged some 100 meters down at around 3:30 this afternoon, eyewitnesses said.

Three of the victims died on the spot, one breathed his last while receiving treatment at Rumjatar Hospital.

The deceased have been identified as Dayaram Dahal, a man in his 40s from Siddhicharan-1, Rabin Adhikari, 15 of Kuibhir VDC, Amar Bahadur Basnet, 35, of Mamkha-8 and driver Dangima Sherpa of the Siddhicharan municipality.

One Deepak Bishunkhe in his early 30s has been critically injured. He is undergoing treatment at Rumjatar-based district hospital.

Police assumed that the accident might be the result of high speed.

A police team led by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) has left for the incident site.

The details of the accident have yet to come. The registration number of the tractor has not been known.