DOTI: A road accident in Jorayal Rural Municipality-1 along the Bhimdatta Highway has claimed three lives in Doti district.

As reported by Binod Sharma, Chief of the District Police Office, Doti, a mini-truck transporting food grains (registration number: Sudurpaschim Province 01001 Kha 3428) was traveling from Dhangadhi to Bajhang when it crashed early Wednesday morning.

The driver, Arjun Dhami, was among the fatalities. Authorities are working to confirm the identities of the other two victims. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.