One person died, and two others were injured in a tipper accident in Gulmi on Tuesday.

Three people were injured after the tipper, travelling towards Tamghas from Arghakhanchi, fell some 60 metres off the road.

They were rushed to the Gulmi Hospital, where vehicle driver Ramlal Puri, 26, was pronounced dead on arrival, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Shankar Pokharel.

The two injured men have been taken to the Lumbini Medical College in Palpa for further treatment, police said.