A person died and three others were injured in a car accident at Charkose forest between Dharan and Itahari, Sunsari.
The car (Ba Pra 01-030Cha 4618) was heading towards Itahari from Dharan when the incident took place, said District Police Spokesperson Deputy Superintendent of Police Yograj Khatiwada.
Bishnu Raut (40) of Itahari-1, who was seriously injured in the accident, died during the course of treatment at the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences in Dharan.
Others injured in the accident include driver Bibek Lama (30) of Ramdhuni Municipality-7, Sunsari, Ganga Basnet (43) of Itahari-4, and Kalyan Katwal (31) of Itahari-1.
Lama and Basnet are in normal condition but Katwal has been referred to Birat Medical College in Biratnagar for further treatment.
Meanwhile, in a separate incident in Surkhet, a pedestrian died after being hit by a police vehicle this morning.
The deceased has been identified as Kali Bahadur Budha (55) of Hima Rural Municipality-4, Jumla.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Birendra Bir Bishwakarma, Chief of the District Police Office, Surkhet said that he was hit by the vehicle (Ka Pra 01-001 Kha 0915).
