Truck reels off road in Dhading, kills 1,injures 7

DHADING: A truck sheered of the road in a remote road of Dhading district on Friday night killing 1 and injuring 7 others. The truck Ba 3 Kha 9531 had whirred of the road and fell some 200 meters down the road in Dhusa- 6 of the district.

The deceased has been identified as Lila Nath Shrestha (55) of Dhusa-6. Shrestha breathed his last on the spot.

The injured of which 4 were reported to in critical conditions were sent to Kathmandu for treatment, the Jogimara police station confirmed.

Preliminary investigations hinted brake failure as the possible cause of the accident, the police station informed.