According to the police, the tractor's brakes failed around 1 am last night. After the brakes failed, the driver asked the co-driver to get out of the vehicle and onto the road.
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The co-driver died after jumping off the tractor after its brakes failed.
The tractor (Ra 1 Ta 3502) heading from Aglungphedi to Paiyapata in Madane Rural Municipality-1, Aglung, died after its driver, Meghraj Pun, 19, jumped off the road after the brakes failed, said Chief Superintendent of Police of the District Police Office, Gulmi, Narayan Prasad Adhikari.
According to the police, the tractor's brakes failed around 1 am last night. After the brakes failed, the driver had asked the driver to get off the vehicle. When the driver jumped off in panic, he fell off the side of the road and fell into the river.
The tractor driven by driver Niman Chand was carrying sand. The driver had thrown the tractor after the brakes failed as he could not pull the load on the uphill slope. In the process, he fell 500 meters down the road into the river. He died on the spot. The tractor was parked next to the road.
Ward Chairman Sushil Chand informed that the co-driver jumped out as soon as the driver said the brakes failed. Police have secured the scene and are conducting further investigation. The driver has been taken into custody by the police. Preparations are underway to send the body for postmortem.
