Three people were killed and four others injured in a road accident in Chitwan on Wednesday. 

The accident occurred when a van (Ga 2 Cha 1751) and tanker (Ba 1 Gha 565) both heading to Dhading from Pokhara collided each other near Cable Car of Chitwan. 

Those killed in the incident were Chandra Bahadur Nepali, 25, from Kalleri; Binod Shrestha from Rorang rural municipality-5, Benighat of Dhading and Roshan Gaire, 11, from the same district, according to the Mugling Police. 

Four others injured in the incident have been receiving treatment at different hospitals of Chitwan, said Chief of Chitwan District Police, SP Sushil Singh Rathaur.