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A tractor veered off a highway in Achham district of Nepal on Monday, leaving five people dead and three others injured.
"Five people including the driver died on the spot," Arjun Saud, spokesperson of the district police, said. He said that all the victims are from the same village and one of the injured was in serious condition, reports Xinhua.
In the absence of reliable public transportation, people often travel on tractors in rural Nepal.
Hundreds of people lose their lives in traffic accidents in the Himalayan country annually.