One dead, six injured as two cars collide in Banke

One person died when two cars collided head-on on the East-West Highway at Sauri in Rapti Sonari Rural Municipality-1, Banke. Six other people were injured in the accident.

The accident occurred around 9 am on Saturday. A car bearing number Ba.Pra. 01-032 Cha 3618, which was coming from Kohalpur towards Kathmandu, collided with a car bearing number Ba.Pra. 01-030 Cha 8496, which was headed from Ghorahi, Dang, towards Nepalgunj.

One person died in the accident, and the six injured are undergoing treatment, officials said.

Meanwhile, according to the Central News Room of Nepal Police, six people have died recently in separate road accidents in various districts across the country.