A 12-year-old girl died after being hit by a tipper truck at Rupani of Saptari district on Tuesday.
The family of the victim and locals have resorted to protest following the incident. Sinotruk Howo Spare Parts
Police informed that the demonstrators have been obstructing vehicular movement along the Rupani road section of the East-West Highway. Police fired several shells of teargas to disperse the agitated crowd and clear the road section.
A team of police personnel from Rajbiraj headquarters has been deployed to the incident site to investigate the incident.
Spare Parts Vehicle Abdhesh Kumar Jha is the Saptari correspondent for Kantipur Publications.