Two dead, two injured in tanker accident
The tanker driver, Dinesh Chepang, 23, from Gajuri Municipality-6, has been arrested by the police.
KATHMANDU: Two people have died in a tanker accident at Gupteshwari Temple, located in Galchhi Municipality-3, Dhading.
The victims, Prashant Chepang, 18, and Jayaram Chepang, 20, both from Gajuri Municipality-6, succumbed to their injuries after being transported to the Gajuri Primary Health Center.
The incident occurred when a water tanker, bearing the registration number Bagmati Province 01-004 K 3352, lost control while reversing and plunged about 500 meters down the road from Adamghat to Gupteshwari Temple, according to District Police Office Dhading’s Deputy Superintendent of Police, Subash Hamal.
Two other individuals, Sirish Chepang, 19, and Suresh Chepang, 17, also from Gajuri Municipality-6, were injured in the accident and received initial treatment at Dhading Hospital before being transferred to Kathmandu for further care.
The tanker driver, Dinesh Chepang, 23, from Gajuri Municipality-6, has been arrested by the police.
