BAGMATI, July 1: A truck accident near the charging point at Ratamate, Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City-15 in Makwanpur, along the East-West Highway, claimed the life of the driver and left co-driver injured early Tuesday morning.
The coal-laden truck (registration number UP61AT 0962), en route from Varanasi, India, to Riddhisiddhi Cement Industry, met with an accident. According to Makwanpur District Police Office Spokesperson Shyamu Aryal, the driver—45-year-old Mahendra Yadav of Purania, Ghazipur district, India—died in the accident.
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Yadav, who was found unconscious and trapped inside the truck, was rescued by police and rushed to Hetauda Hospital, where doctors declared him dead upon arrival.
The co-driver, 26-year-old Manoj Yadav, also from the same area in India, sustained injuries and is undergoing treatment at Hetauda Hospital, police confirmed.
