Atleast three people died in a road accident in Makwanpur district early on Saturday. Two others were injured.

According to the police, the accident occurred after two trucks collided head-on in the Manahari Rural Municipality section of the East-West highway at 1:45am on Saturday.

The deceased have been identified as Rihan Rumba, 28, Suman Chepang, 21, and 20-year-old Amrit Praja, said Superintendent of Police Bamdev Gautam, chief of Makwanpur police.

The trio were killed after the vehicles caught on fire following the collision.

Meanwhile, 35-year-old Bibek Tamang and Arjun Kumar Praja, 32, have also sustained injuries.

They have been taken to the Chitwan-based Bharatpur Hospital for treatment.