A Nepali migrant worker has died in South Korea on Thursday.

The deceased has been identified as Kedar Adhikari of Itahari, Sunsari.

Adhikari died after his head was crushed by a machine while working at around 11:30 am local time, it has been learnt.

He used to work at a motor parts company.

Adhikari had left for South Korea under the Employment Permit System (EPS) two years ago.

The body has been taken to a hospital for post-mortem.

He is survived by wife and a daughter.