Three people were killed and 14 others sustained injuries when a jeep met with an accident near the local Madi River at Waling-10 in Syangja district on Sunday evening. The jeep fell 50 meters off the road.
The deceased have been identified as Dal Bahadur Palli, 77; Ganga Palli, 32, and four-year-old Karishma, all of Galyang Municipality. Dal Bahadur and Ganga died at a Waling-based primary health institution and Karishma at Manipal Hospital in Pokhara, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Rajendra Prasad Adhikari. Fourteen injured are undergoing treatment. A total of 19 passengers were traveling on the ill-fated vehicle.
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