JANAKPURDHAM: A four-year-old girl died on Tuesday after being struck by a tipper truck in front of Rajdev Temple at Ramdaiya on the Janakpurdham-Dhalkebar road section in Dhanusa.
The victim, Nainsi, was the daughter of Ramnath Ram from Loharpatti Municipality-3 in Mahottari district. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Om Prakash Khanal, the spokesperson for the District Police Office in Dhanusa, the child was hit by a tipper truck bearing the registration number Province 03-001 Kha 8545.
The girl sustained critical injuries in the accident and subsequently passed away during treatment. Police have taken both the vehicle and the driver into custody. Further investigation into the incident is currently underway, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Khanal.
