Two Dead, Nine Injured in Tractor Accident in Bhaktapur
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- A tractor carrying laborers overturned near Manjushree Gumba in Changunarayan Municipality-8, Bhaktapur, resulting in two fatalities.
- The tractor was returning after completing flooring work at a hotel in Kalmashi when its brakes failed, causing the accident.
- The injured laborers are currently receiving treatment at local hospitals, according to police.
June 3, Kathmandu – A tractor carrying laborers met with an accident near Manjushree Gumba in Changunarayan Municipality-8, Bhaktapur. The tractor was returning towards Bhaktapur after completing flooring work.
The district police office in Bhaktapur reported that two laborers died after the tractor overturned and crushed them.
According to Bhaktapur Superintendent of Police Surya Bahadur Khadka, the tractor was carrying 12 laborers back from a hotel located in Kalmashi after finishing flooring work when its brakes failed, causing the accident.
The injured laborers are currently undergoing treatment in local hospitals, police added.