Four persons were killed and four others were injured when a jeep skidded off the road and hit a bridge at Kulekhani Simkhola of Indrasarobar Rural Municipality-2, Makawanpur district on Saturday evening.
According to the Makawanpur District Police, the identities of the deceased are yet to be established. Three of the deceased died on the way to Hetauda Hospital while one breathed their last at the hospital, said the police.
Of the injured, three including the vehicle driver are being treated at the hospital and one has been referred to Kathmandu. The jeep carrying eight persons including the driver was headed to Kathmandu from Birgunj.
At least four people died and 14 others were injured in an accident of a jeep carrying wedding attendants.
The jeep (Se 1 Cha 1763) met with the accident at Panchadewal Binayak municipality-1 in Achham. According to the District Police Office, Achham, the jeep met with the accident at 11.00 pm last night while returning to Binayak Bazaar with wedding attendants.
The deceased have been identified as Jeewan Jaisi, 16, of Panchadewal Binayak municipality-3, Sarpa Bohora, 18, of the same ward, Jeewan Neupane, 13, and fifteen-year-old Himal Nepali.
Jaisi died on the spot while three others breathed their last while undergoing treatment.
Two among the other injured were sent to Nepalgunj for further treatment last night while 12 others are being treated at Achham District Hospital, shared Police In-charge of District Police Office, DSP Tulsiram Aryal.
“We have sent two critically injured to Nepalgunj for further treatment. Others are undergoing treatment at district hospital”, he informed.
Police speculated that the accident took place when the jeep went out o control.
