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A 14-year-old boy from Nepal died and eight others, including two infants, were injured after a tipper truck they were travelling in veered off the road and fell onto another stretch below in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district on Sunday, the police said.

 

The accident occurred in the afternoon at Dumehar in Kandaghat when the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, causing it to roll down the slopes. The boy died on the spot, they added.

 

Local residents witnessed the accident and promptly alerted the authorities. A police team from Kandaghat reached the scene, rescued the injured, and recovered the boy’s body. The injured were rushed to Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) in Shimla for treatment.

 

Superintendent of Police (SP) Solan, Gaurav Singh, said an investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.