Three people have been killed in a jeep accident at Kalimati near Bhusme of Marshyangdi Rural Municipality – 8, Lamjung District. Similarly, six people have been injured.
The Bolero jeep (Ga 1 Ja 6317) heading towards Peace Hill station of ward n. 8 from Simpani of Ward No. 9 met with an accident at around 10:00 am on Thursday.
According to Bishnu Bahadur Nepali, Deputy Inspector of Traffic Police, the jeep carrying teachers and students of Ganesh Secondary School Simpani fell down 150 meters from the road. According to him, three people have died on the spot but their identities are yet to be ascertained.
Teachers and students are among the dead. Work is underway to pull out the bodies of the jeep.
The injured have been rescued by locals and police and sent to District Hospital, Lamjung for treatment. Further details of the incident are yet to come, police said. It was not fixed how many people were in the jeep.
Source : TRN,
