Miscellaneous
Three killed in road accident
Owing to poor visibility caused by dense fog, a tractor met with an accident at Ramgopalpur-8 along Bardibas-Jaleshwor road section in Mahottari district on Monday night, killing three persons. Eight others were injured, one critically, in the incident.Owing to poor visibility caused by dense fog, a tractor met with an accident at Ramgopalpur-8 along Bardibas-Jaleshwor road section in Mahottari district on Monday night, killing three persons. Eight others were injured, one critically, in the incident.
Police identified the deceased as Sabitri Devi Mandal, 45, Satyandra Sah, 40, and Rambabu Mandal, 18, of Ramgopalpur-7. All of them died on the spot. The injured are receiving treatment at Janakpur Zonal Hospital.
The tractor (Ja 1 Ta 3516) swerved off the road and fell some 18 feet below at around 10pm. The vehicle was on its way to Tikuliya Bazaar from Hatpate in Sindhuli district carrying Hindu devotees who were returning homes after paying homage at Mahdev Temple at Langurkhola.
According to Traffic Police Office in Ramgopalpur, the tractor skidded off the road as the driver could not see the road clearly in a bend due to thick fog at night.




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