One person was killed and two others sustained serious injuries when the truck bearing Indian number plate fell some 50 meters from the road at Ghumaune along the Narayangadh-Muglin road section in the wee hours Thursday.
The identity of the victims is not yet ascertained. The police said the injured are being brought to Bharatpur for treatment. The accident took place at 3:50 am. The truck (BR 32 BN 3109) overturned on the road due to imbalance while trying to overtake another vehicle before falling, the District Police Office, Chitwan said. A police team is carrying out rescue in the accident site at present.