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Two dead, two injured in Panchthar road mishap
The sisters, aged 13 and nine, died while undergoing treatment at the district hospital.bookmark
Laxmi Gautam
Published at : May 17, 2023
Updated at : May 17, 2023 19:43
Two young girls died after falling off a tractor in Panchthar on Wednesday.
A thirteen-year-old girl and her nine-year-old sister, who fell off the tractor, were killed after being run over by the same vehicle at around 10:30am in Hilihang Rural Municipality-7 on Wednesday.
The siblings died while undergoing treatment at the Panchthar District Hospital, said police Inspector Diwas Kunwar.
Two more girls, aged 11 and 10, have also been injured in the accident. The duo are currently undergoing treatment at the district hospital.
Police are on the lookout for the tractor driver who fled the scene, Kunwar added.
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