SINDHULI, Feb 7: A person died and five others were injured in a car accident at Golanjor Municipality-5 in Sindhuli district along the BP Highway this morning. The car was heading to Kathmandu from Jhapa.
According to Superintendent of Police (SP) Govinda Raj Kafle of Sindhuli District Police Office, the deceased has been identified as Sushant Nepali, 27, the driver of the car, of Gaurishankar Rural Municipality in Dolakha district.
The condition of Devi Limbu, 34, of Letang Municipality–2 in Morang district, is critical. She is currently receiving treatment at Sindhuli Hospital.
Others injured in the accident include San Bahadur Tamang, 53, from Deumai Municipality–8, Ilam; 28-year-old Shweta Giri and Sanjaya Rokka from Kageshwori Manohara Municipality–5, Kathmandu, and 27-year-old Kiskhu Mandal from Bahraghadi Rural Municipality–1 in Jhapa district, according to SP Kafle.