A tipper crashed at Mathagadhi Rural Municipality-5 of Palpa district on Monday, killing two people.

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Sugandha Shrestha, the driver aged 24 and his assistant aged 18 of Tilottama Municipality-16 of Rupandehi died when the tipper heading to a limestone mine at Dhamiga of Palpa from Devdaha Khaireni of Rupandehi met with an accident.

A team has been deployed from Mathagadhi Police Post and Palpa District Police Office to investigate the accident further, police said.