DHADING: The death toll from a mini truck accident in the district on Tuesday has reached seven after one injured succumbed to injuries.

Six people died on the spot when the mini truck, Ga 1 Kha 8012, overturned at Nilkantha Municipality-8, Maidi Bhanjyang while returning from Nilkantha-9.

The identification of those killed is yet to be ascertained.

Among the injured, those sustaining minor injuries are undergoing treatment at different hospitals in Dhading while seriously injured have been airlifted to Kathmandu.