Five persons died in a jeep accident occurred at Satyawati Rural Municipality in Gulmi district last night. Four other persons have sustained injuries in the accident taken place at Kutdanda.
The accident happened at 2:30 this morning as the jeep (Lu 2 Chha 5340) fell off the road after the brake failure on its way to Satyawati from Ridi, Gulmi.
The deceased have been identified as Jhalak Somai, 51, Tika Rahadi, 55, Ran Bahadur Sinjapati, 47, Milan Taramu, 30, and Jamuna Somai, 43, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Madhav Raj Kharel of District Police Office, Gulmi.
Police said that injured Karbolin Somai, Chetman Sinjali, Gir Bahadur Rahadi and Khandan Somai are rushed to Palpa hospital for the treatment. (RSS)
