KATHMANDU, Aug 20: A person died after being struck by a cargo truck at Jatibuti Chowk in the capital on Thursday.
The truck (Na 6 Kha 2917) en route to Bhaktapur from Kathmandu hit the pedestrian who was crossing the road under the pedestrian bridge. The man died while undergoing treatment at the Trauma Center.
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The deceased has been identified as Dhan Bahadur Karki, 44, from Indrawati Rural Municipality-7. He was identified based on the voter’s identity card.
Police have impounded the truck and arrested the driver, Reg Bahadur Pokhrel from Sarlahi.
