The deceased are Santosh Gupta (35) of Dhamboji, Bipun Khetan (14) of Surkhet Road and Rabi Kishor Agrawal of Bageshwori Tole, according to Pradip Gupta, deputy general secretary of Nepalgunj Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The three died after a jeep driven by Gupta crashed onto a stationary truck.
Thirty-two years old Anil Khetan, the uncle of the deceased Bipun Khetan, who was critically injured in the accident is being treated in Lucknow.
The accident occurred while the jeep was carrying Bipun to Nepalgunj from his school in Nainital.
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