Four people including three of a family die as vehicle catches fire in Taplejung

Four people died after the Mahindra Bolero vehicle they were traveling in caught fire on the Kaflepati road section in Phungling Municipality-10, Taplejung, while they were on the way to visit Pathibhara Temple.

Police have revealed that three of the deceased are from the same family. The deceased include 70-year-old Binod Paudel from Hospital Chowk, Bhadrapur, Jhapa; his 69-year-old wife Sarita Paudel; and their 16-year-old granddaughter Aadhya Acharya from Lalitpur Metropolitan City-10. Taplejung Police reported that the driver, 42-year-old Durga Bhattarai from Phungling-10, also died in the incident.