. Two employees of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Dharan Distribution Centre were killed in a road accident at Itahari on Sunday night. One employee was injured in the accident. <\/p>\n
Nepal Electricity Authority (<\/p>\n
NEA) has mobilized employees for patrolling and repairing the Duhabi-Dharan 33 kV transmission line after problems surfaced on Monday night. The accident took place some 200 meters south from Itahari-20, Seuti Bridge. <\/p>\n
According to Hariram Pokharel, chief of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), Dharan, a team had left for repair work at 9:54 pm.<\/p>\n
However, two employees died in the accident before reaching their destination, he said. <\/p>\n
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Subash Hamal of Area Police Office, Itahari, the accident took place at around 11:40 pm on the way to Itahari from Dharan. The deceased have been identified as Scorpio jeep driver Birkha Bahadur Rai, 33, of Dharan-13 and helper Suman Acharya, 49, of Dharan-16.<\/p>\n
The injured were rushed to BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences for treatment but doctors declared them dead. <\/p>\n
Padam Rai, 32, of Dharan-20, who was injured in the accident, is receiving treatment at BPKIHS.<\/p>\n
His condition is said to be normal. <\/p>\n
The Scorpio of the authority has been completely damaged in <\/p>\n
the accident. The cause of the accident is being investigated, police said. It is suspected that the accident may have occurred due to over-speeding while they were rushing for repairs. <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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