Truck turns turtle, 'catches' fire in Dhading
A truck ferrying sugar to Kathmandu from Birhunj turned-turtle and 'caught fire' near Galaudi, Dhading, along the Prithvi Highway, on Monday morning police said.
The truck (Na 3 Kha 4525) was carrying 50 sacks of sugar, the truck driver and his assistant have claimed. Police have held the duo on suspicion that they may have sold the sugar on the way and set fire on the vehicle to claim compensation.
Local police said the fire was extinguished after two hours. Nepalnews.com
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