Three people died on the spot and five others were injured in a mini-truck accident in Aamachhodingmo Rural Municipality-2 of Rasuwa district on Monday evening.

According to police, the mini-truck laden with potatoes skidded off the road and fell some 200 metres down causing the casualties.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Subash Budhathoki at Rasuwa District Police Office said two men aged 30 and a 40-year-old woman of Aamachhodingmo-2 died in the accident.

He said the injured were taken to district headquarters for treatment.