<span style="color: #222222;">In Nepal at least 20 persons were killed and 17 others injured in a road accident in Nuwakot district last evening.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The tragic incident occurred  when a minitruck skidded off the road and plunged 500 meters at Ghyanphedi area of Dupcheshwor Rural Municipality-1 in Nuwakot district.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">According to police 19 people died on the spot while one person lost his life during treatment. Seventeen persons have also been injured in the accident and they have been brought to Kathmandu for treatment. More than 40 people were on board in the ill fated truck. </span><br />'' <br />