5 dead, 3 injured after truck overturns in Sunsari
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Media Baaji
- Thu, 15 January 2026
Kathmandu. 5 people were killed when a truck number 1K 4541 carrying marble from Biratnagar to Rajviraj overturned on Hulaki Highway under Bhokrah Narsingh Rural Municipality of Sunsari this morning. Three others were injured in the accident.
According to Sunsari District Police Office, five people from the same settlement of Sunsari Barju Ward No. 1 died. According to Superintendent of Police Chandra Khadka, 32-year-old Birendra Gurung of Barju Ward No., 55-year-old Bahmdev Gurung, 50-year-old Tek Bahadur Gurung, 28-year-old Nisu Gurung and 55-year-old Chandra Bahadur Gurung of the same place died.
There were 4 people in the front cabin of the truck and 5 people in the back, including the driver. 5 people who were sitting behind it were killed by the marble. The three injured people sitting in the cabin are being treated at Biratnagar Na Singh Home. It is said that the driver is absconding.
Express
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