Three die after consuming toxic mushroom in Ilam
Three persons died after consuming poisonous mushroom at Mangsebung in Ilam.
The deceased have been identified as Amar Lawati (55), Manisha Limbu (25) and Numa Lawati (17) of Mangsebung Rural Municipality-5.
According to Dr Anupam Ghimire, the information officer at B&C Hospital in Birtamod, they fell ill suddenly after eating curry prepared from mushrooms that had grown in a tea garden six days ago.
Manisha and Numa had already died at the Birat Nursing Hospital in Biratnagar. Amar passed away today at B&C Hospital.
Two killed in Bardiya motorbike collision
Two persons died when two motorcycles collided with each other at Lalsingh Chowk in Madhuban Municipality-8, Bardiya on Saturday.
The deceased have been identified as bike (Bhe 13 Pa 2669) rider Dewananda Yadav (28) of Gulariya Municipality-8 and bike (Bhe 6 Pa 541) rider Tanka Bahadur BC (30) of Lalibazaar, Madhuban Municipality-8. They breathed their last during the course of treatment at the Gulariya Hospital.
DSP Damarpal of the District Police Office, Bardiya said that Anupam Yadav (32) of Gulariya Municipality-2, who was riding pillion in Dewananda’s motorbike, was critically injured in the incident.
DSP Damarpal said that they are looking into the incident.
Indian tourist dies after falling in toilet in Chitwan
An Indian tourist, who came to visit Manakamana temple, died after falling in the toilet.
Mannu Prasad Bhatt (62) of Palanpur, Gujarat died after falling in the toilet at the Manakamana cable car station in Ichchhakamana Rural Municipality–4, Chitwan district.
According to Police Inspector Pratik Singh of the Area Police Office in Muglin, Bhatt, who was found unconscious, was brought to the Ichchhakamana Basic Hospital in Kurintar for treatment, where the doctors declared him dead.
The body has been taken to Bharatpur Hospital for postmortem.
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