NAWALPARASI: Two persons have died of electric shock while washing a tipper in a river at Binaye Tribeni rural municipality-3 of East Nawalparasi.

The deceased have been identified as Bharat Thapa, 35, from Syangja Sekham and Ashish BK, 17, Dhrubakot, Binaye Tribeni rural municipality-5.

DSP Mohan Bahadur Khan of the District Police Office,  Nawalparasi East, confirmed death of the driver and co-driver of the tipper on the spot.

Police said the body of the deceased would be sent to the District Hospital, Nawalparasi East for postmortem.