A 61-year-old man from Gaeddu died on the spot after the truck he was travelling in veered off the road at Kamji in Chhukha today.
The driver of the truck, a 35-year-old man Shongphu in Trashigang, had managed to survive, but he is said to have sustained major limb fractures.
The driver said the accident was caused by mechanical failure.
