KATHMANDU: Two children have died after being struck by an Indian-registered car along the Prithvi Highway in Tanahun district.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Dwarika Prasad Ghimire of the District Police Office, the victims have been identified as six-year-old Sayana Thapa and five-year-old Uliyam Thapa, both residents of Ambukhaireni Rural Municipality-2.
The accident occurred at Markichok in Ambukhaireni Rural Municipality-2 on Friday afternoon while the children were returning home from school.
Both sustained critical injuries and were rushed to a hospital in Chitwan for treatment. However, they succumbed to their injuries on Saturday morning, police said.
Police are investigating the incident.
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