Three people were killed in separate road accidents in Arghakhanchi, Bhaktapur, and Nawalparasi West on Sunday.

In Arghakhanchi, a car travelling from Malarani to Sandhikharka veered off the road in ward 11 of Sandhikharka Municipality, killing 26-year-old driver Nabin Nepali instantly. Police said the car plunged 800 metres down a slope. Nepali, who worked as a driver in New Delhi, India, had returned home for Tihar.

In Bhaktapur’s Madhyapur Thimi Municipality, a collision between a bus and a motorcycle in ward 4 claimed the life of Apsara Phunyal, 45. Phunyal, a resident of ward 7 in Changunarayan Municipality, was declared dead while receiving treatment at Bhaktapur International Hospital. Police have detained both drivers and seized the vehicles involved.

In Nawalparasi West, a motorcycle accident in ward 2 of Susta Rural Municipality led to the death of 45-year-old Dal Bahadur Chaudhary. According to police, Chaudhary lost control of the motorcycle, and he was pronounced dead at Crimson Hospital, Manigram.