Two people died in a tractor accident that occurred at Samatar of Makalu Rural Municipality-3 along the Khandbari-Kimathanka route in Sankhuwasabha.
The deceased have been identified as tractor driver Kiran Shreshtha, 19, of Khandbari Municipality-8, and his assistant Udit Shrestha, 17 of the same locality, according to Police Inspector Ram Kumar Lamichhane of District Police Office, Sankhuwasabha
The vehicle (Province 1-02003 Ta 1437) fell some 300 meters off the road passing through a cliff to plunge into the Arun River as it was en route to Khandbari from Barun.
Police are searching for a truck that has been missing since the accident, it is said.
