DADELDHURA, June 12: A 13-year-old girl died while three others sustained injuries after being struck by lightning bolt at Marku-3 of Parshuram rural municipality in the district on Wednesday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Sangita Bhat, an eighth-grader at the Shirsha-based Bhageswor Secondary School. Bhat, who was seriously injured after being struck by lightning bolt when she was preparing to leave for school at around 7 am, breathed her last while on the way to District Hospital in Dadeldhura.
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Bharat Bista, 40, Mahadev Bhatta, 50, and Mina Bhat, 15, were injured in the lightning incident. Mina Bhat is the sister of Sangita who died in the incident.
