KUSMA: Two people, including the driver, lost their lives and another was injured when a tractor met with an accident in Kushma, Parbat, on Saturday afternoon.

According to the District Police Office Parbat, the tractor (Ga 1 Ta 7273) went out of control and plunged around 100 meters off the road along the Dobilla-Phalebas road section in Kushma Municipality-9 at around 2:30 PM.

The deceased have been identified as the 28-year-old driver, Sujan Nepali of Kushma-7, and 14-year-old Shishir Lamichhane of Kushma-9.

Both succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment at the Provincial Hospital in Kushma.

Meanwhile, 22-year-old Uday Sapkota of Syangja, currently residing in Pokhara, sustained injuries and is undergoing treatment at the same hospital.