Three die in three vehicle collision in Morang

Three persons died when three vehicles collided at Belbari in Morang along the East-West Highway on Friday.

According to police, the deceased have been identified as Yadukanta Bhattarai (52) of Kamal Rural Municipality-2 of Jhapa, Deepa Khanal (44) OF Kamal Rural Municipality-4 and Krishna Gajurel (36) of Birtamod Municipality-2, Jhapa.

Critically injured in the incident, Bhattarai and Khanal died at the Biratnagar-based Koshi Hospital and Gajurel at the Neuro Hospital in Biratnagar.

After the incident, Bhattarai and Khanal were rushed to the Koshi Hospital, but doctors pronounced them dead on arrival.

Gajurel breathed his last during the course of treatment at 8:55 am today.

Two persons were injured in the accident.

Hari Khanal (46) of Kamal Rural Municipality-4 and Gayetri Bhattarai (48) of Kamal Rural Municipality-2 are undergoing treatment at the Neuro Hospital.

Police said that a tipper, a bus and a Bolero jeep collided at around 6: 30 am. According to police, the deceased and the injured were traveling in the jeep.

The tipper (Pradesh 1-02-001) heading east from west collided with the bus (Pradesh 03-001 Kha 2718) and Bolero jeep (Me 1 Ja 2856) this morning.

Injured Hari is the husband of deceased Deepa and Gayetri is the wife of deceased Yadukanta.  

Among the deceased, Krishna is the driver of the jeep.

Following the incident, police have impounded the tipper and bus and arrested their drivers Chandra Bahadur BK (23) of Sundarharaicha Municipality-7, Morang and Chatra Kumar Maske (46) of Sundariharaicha-12 for investigation.