Three persons were killed in a tripper accident in Dang district on Monday night.

Driver Tilak Gharti, 27, Jit Bahadur Thapa, 25, both of Salyan and Ajay Nepali, 19, of Dang were killed when the tipper (Ra 1 Kha 947) met with the accident at Saigha VDC in Dang.

Khim Bahadur Sarki, 19, of Saigha-2 was injured in the accident. He has been sent to Kohalpur for further treatment, informed DSP Prakash Raj Sharma.