Three persons died and two others sustained injuries after being struck by lightning in separate incidents in Kaski and Gorkha districts on Sunday.

Two workers were killed when lightning struck them while working at Pode of Annapurna Rural Municipality-11 in Kaski district.

The deceased have been identified as Bharat Pubir Rai (44) of Silichong Rural Municipality-2 and Mahesh Rai (18) of the same area, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police Basanta Kumar Sharma, Information Officer at the District Police Office, Kaski. DSP Sharma said that other workers are safe.

Similarly, 42-year-old Raju Khanal of Bakrang, Sahid Lakhan Rural Municipality-1 died after being struck by lightning, said Police Inspector Dhruba Prasad Sharma, the Information Officer at the District Police Office, Gorkha.

The incident occurred while he was sitting at home at around 8 pm on Sunday. Khanal was brought to the Province Hospital, Gorkha for treatment, but doctors declared him dead on arrival, police inspector Sharma said.

Similarly, Sukamaya Ale (50) and Bipana Ale (18) were injured in a lightning strike at Chiangli of Palungtar Municipality-7 on Sunday evening.

Both the injured are undergoing treatment at Old Medical College in Chitwan.