A person died and five others sustained critical injuries when a mini-truck they were traveling in met with an accident in Baitadi district on Sunday.

The deceased has been identified as Durga Chand (25) of Surnaya Rural Municipality-3, Inspector Rajesh Shahi of the Area Police Office, Patan said.

Critically injured in the incident, Chand breathed her last in the course of treatment at the Dadeldhura Hospital.

Police said that the incident occurred when the mini-truck (Se 1 Kha 1242) turned turtle after hitting a roadside drain at Patan Municipality-6 on the Dasharath Chandra Highway last night.

The injured have been identified as Madhavi Chand (35), Basanti Bhatt (35), Kalawati Bhatt (33), Bimala Chand (28) and Parbati Bista (23) of Surnaya Rural Municipality-3.

Madhavi, Basanti and Kalawati are undergoing treatment at Dadeldhura Hospital and Bimala and Parvati at Patan Primary Health Center.

Police said that they are looking into the case.