One dies in road accident

Makawanpur, March 15: A woman died in a road accident that took place in Hetauda sub-metropolis-11, Thanabharyang of Makawanpur along the East-West Highway this morning. A vehicle (Madhes Province 03-001 Cha 6943) en route to Hetauda from Nawalpur had hit the woman, aged around 40, at 5.50 am today.

The identity of the deceased has yet to be established, informed Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) at the District Police Office Makawanpur, Tek Bahadur Karki. According to him, the pedestrian woman was seriously injured after the vehicle hit her.

She was taken to Hetauda Hospital where she was pronounced dead, DSP Karki shared. The woman’s body has been kept at Hetauda Hospital and necessary investigation into the incident is underway, the police official said.