A tipper en route to Barhabise from Yanglakot of Jugal rural municipality in Sindhupalchowk met with an accident at Bhainse, killing one on the spot and leaving more than a dozen injured.
The identity of the deceased has not been ascertained, the District Police Office, Sindhupalchowk said.
The vehicle overturned on the road as it was trying to negotiate a bend by overtaking another vehicle, said a local Ram Bahadur Tamang. The injured were rushed to Khadichaur for treatment. The driver has been absconding since the accident.