Six killed as ambulance and truck collide in Nepal - GulfToday

Six killed as ambulance and truck collide in Nepal

  • 01 Dec 2019
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Police say six people were killed when an ambulance carrying a dead body collided with a truck in eastern Nepal.

Police say the crash happened late night Saturday near Haripur, a village about 353 kilometers (219 miles) west of the capital, Kathmandu.

A police officer says the crash may have been caused due to speeding and a lack of visibility on the highway because of haze.

Road accidents are common in Nepal and are often blamed on old vehicles, ill-maintained highways, poor road safety and drunk driving. At least 550 people have been killed in road accidents since mid-July, according to police.

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