JCB Operator Dies in Fatal Accident in Udayapur

A JCB operator died on the spot in a tragic accident that happened late last night in Katari Municipality-8, in western Udayapur.

The JCB (number Ko 1 Ka 2795) went off the road along the Mirchaiya–Katari–Ghurmi section of the Siddhicharan Highway around 8:15 p.m. It fell about 30 meters down the slope.

According to DSP Kamal Bajgain from the Area Police Office in Katari, the accident happened when the driver was reversing the vehicle on a bend after finishing work on a local road project. The JCB lost control and overturned.

The rear wheel of the machine crushed the operator, 22-year-old Nabin Shrestha from Sorungchhabise, Katari-10, killing him instantly.