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Locals set tipper on fire after girl dies in road mishap
Police detain tipper driver who was on the run after the mishap.
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Dilli Ram Khatiwada
Published at : May 19, 2023
Updated at : May 19, 2023 19:33
Udayapur
Irate locals demonstrated and set a tipper on fire after a girl died in a road accident at Lal Bazaar of Belaka Municipality-4 of Udayapur district on Friday.
According to police, a four-year-old daughter of local Nawaraj Rana Magar died on the spot after she was hit by a tipper heading to Rampur from Beltar along the Madan Bhandari Highway.
Locals set ablaze another tipper plying the road after the accident and also vandalised a fire engine deployed to contain the fire.
Police have detained tipper driver Tuk Raj Tamang, 23, of Katari Municipality who was on the run after the mishap.
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