Three persons died and two other sustained injuries when a storm hit Chitwan district on Friday evening.

According to the District Police Office, Chitwan, three persons lost their lives when the trees fell on the rickshaws they were travelling in in two different places of the district.

Pradeep Kumar Lama (50) of Lama Tole, Bharatpur-11 and Maya Gurung (28) of Kataharchok, Bharatpur-7 died when a tree fell on a rickshaw (Na 2 Kha 2247) heading towards Bharatpur from Padampur, police said.

Abita Gurung (20) and Tul Maya Gurung (50), who were traveling in the same rickshaw, were injured in the incident.

They are receiving treatment at the Purano Medical College in Bharatpur.

Similarly, another person died when a tree fell on another vehicle (Na 1 Ja 6140) at Basenichok in Bharatpur-11, police said.

Police identified the deceased as Loknath Neupane (48) of Bharatpur-11.