3 Nepali die in Doha road accident

Kathmandu, June 20 – Three Nepalese construction workers were killed and 13 injured when a minivan they were travelling in met with an accident in Doha of Qatar Wednesday.

The accident occurred when the tyre of the minivan carrying them bursted and hit a side wall of a newly-opened tunnel in Salwa Road, according to the online edition of Peninsula Daily.

The deceased Nepalese workers have been identified as Krishna Rajbanshi, Pushpalal Dhamal and Brijnath Pandit. They were said be between 35 and 40 years of age.

The vehicle was carrying 16 Nepali workers while the driver was an Egyptian.