Ten persons died on the spot and seven others were seriously injured overnight when a truck fell off a road in Narapani village of Argakhachi district, about 300 kilometers west of Kathmandu, police said.
Three of the injured were airlifted to the capital for treatment Wednesday while others are receiving treatment at Tansen and Butwal. The dead include women and children and family members traveling home for the festive season.
The truck was bound for Sandhakharka, headquarters of Argakhachi district, from Krishnanagar of Kapilvastu district. Police said quoting injured people that there were more than 100 people in the truck.