A person died and another one sustained injuries after the ambulance they were travelling on met with an accident in Madi Rural Municipality-2 of Rolpa district in the wee hours today.
The deceased has been identified as Omprakash Gharti (37) of Madi Rural Municipality-6 in Rolpa.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Naresh Raj Subedi at Rolpa District Police Office was quoted in RSS as saying that the ambulance returning from Bhairahawa fell about 700 metres below the road killing one person aboard the vehicle and injuring another one, at Kholbang, at 3:50 am today. The accident took place along the Sahid Marg road section.
Police were said to be preparing to send the injured to the health facility.
Further details are awaited, police informed.
(With inputs from RSS)
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