Chitwan, May 15 -- One child has died, and two others are critically ill after consuming poisonous wild mushrooms in Chitwan, local officials said.

The incident occurred in Kulbang village in ward 1 of Ichchhakamana Rural Municipality on Friday. The children reportedly became sick after eating mushrooms brought from a nearby forest.

Ward chair Santa Bahadur Magar said the two surviving children are undergoing treatment at Bharatpur Hospital and are in critical condition. They developed symptoms including vomiting and diarrhoea after consuming the mushrooms.

Lok Bahadur Magar, principal of Rashtriya Secondary School in Hattibang, said Namuna Chepang, a Grade 2 student at the school, died during treatment.

Manita Chepang, a Grade 5 stud...