A cart puller succumbed to injuries this morning after being rammed by a tipper truck at Urlabari – 4 along the East-West Highway on Sunday night. 

The tipper (Me 1 Kha 2200) heading west hit Krishna Mandal, 40, of Urlabari – 3 at 10:30 am. Mandal, who was seriously injured in the accident, died undergoing treatment at the Birat Nursing Home based in Biratnagar at 2:30 am, Inspector, Raj Kuma Rai, of the Area Police Office, Urlabari said. 

The driver fled the scene with the truck after the accident. The police are searching for the driver and the vehicle. RSS