Two individuals lost their lives in a truck-Scorpio collision in Aandhikhola, of Aanbukhaireni Rural Municipality-1, on Tuesday.

The deceased have been identified as 30-year-old Bheshraj Parajuli of Udayapur, the truck driver, and 28-year-old Bijay Bishwakarma of Rautahat, helper, according to Police Inspector Munendra Thapa of the District Police Office, Tanahun.

The accident occurred when a truck, carrying bricks and travelling in the opposite direction, collided with a Ba Pra 01-001 Ya 1659 Scorpio en route from Dumre to Aanbukhaireni. The A2-0300-1 Kha 2448 truck veered off and fell from the middle section of a bridge following the collision, Inspector Thapa said.

All four passengers in the Scorpio escaped unhurt, police confirmed. The crashed truck was later retrieved with the help of a crane.