Two persons were killed and at least five others injured when a tractor (Sa 1 Ta 6560) carrying wedding attendees met with an accident at Purano Choharwa of Golbazaar municipality-7 in Siraha district on Saturday.

The deceased have been identified as Santosh Kumar Yadav, 21, of Lahan municipality-13 and Sri Prasad Mandal, 22, of Dhangadhi municipality-12. They died on the way to a hospital in Lahan, said Inspector Janak Puri, adding that the injured were undergoing treatment at a local health institution.