14 injured as Bolero jeep carrying funeral procession passengers meets with accident

KATHMANDU, May 15: A Bolero jeep (Ba Pra 01026 Cha 9813) carrying funeral procession passengers met with an accident in Melung, Bhatmase, along the Satyeshwar-Simte road section in Dolakha. A total of 14 individuals were injured in the accident.  Among the injured, one person is in critical condition.

It is said that the accident occurred due to brake failure.

According to the District Office Police, Dolakha, the injured are being treated at the Pashupati Chaulagain Memorial Hospital while the seriously injured person has been transferred to Kathmandu for further treatment.

The identities of the injured are yet to be ascertained.

More details about the incident are yet to follow.