11 hurt in Dhankuta jeep accident

DHANKUTA, Sept 11: Eleven persons were injured when a jeep they were travelling on met with an accident at Patle Khola along the Koshi highway at around 11 am on Sunday.



The mishap occurred when the  Dharan-bound Land Rover jeep (Ko 1 Jha 237) from Jirikhimti of Tehrathum due to brake failure, the District Police Office, Dhankuta said. [break]



All the injured have been receiving treatment at BP Koirala Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan. The highway at the Guthitar road section was obstructed almost for an hour due to the mishap.

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