Sunsari. At least five people died when a truck (1 Kha 4541) en route to Rajbiraj from Biratnagar met with an accident along the Postal Highway at Bhokraha Narsingh rural municipality in Sunsari this morning. Three others were injured in the accident.

The deceased have been identified as five people from a single settlement of Barju ward-1 in Sunsari, confirmed the District Police Office, Sunsari. The deceased have been identified as Birendra Gurung, 32, Brahmadev Gurung, 55, Tek Bahadur Gurung, 50, Nisu Gurung, 28, and Chandra Bahadur Gurung, 55, of Barju ward no.

There were five people in the front cabin of the truck, including the driver, four behind. All five occupants of the vehicle were crushed to death by marbles. Three others injured in the cabin are undergoing treatment at Biratnagar National Home. The driver is absconding.