2 killed as vehicle carrying poll materials meets with accident in Nepal

KATHMANDU: Two people, including a policeman, were killed and seven others injured on Monday when a vehicle carrying election materials and staff for the March 5 Nepal election met with an accident, police said.

The accident occurred at Deurali in Ramechhap district when a mini truck veered off a hilly road and plunged about 150 metres down the slope.

One person died on the spot, while another succumbed to injuries during treatment, police said, adding that seven others sustained injuries in the incident.