KATHMANDU, Oct 26: Fifteen people were injured when a Bolero jeep crashed along the Siddhicharan Highway at Maruwa in Katari Municipality-4, Udayapur, police said.
According to police, the jeep, bearing registration number Pra 3-01-023 Cha 6506, fell about 10 meters off the road after its brakes failed.
One dies, five injured in Udayapur jeep accident
The injured include jeep driver Nirpa Bahadur Khadka, 29, of Katari Municipality-11; Menuka Magar (Bhujel), 37; Rehan Bhujel, 14; Prinshika Bhujel, 7; Tenju Lama, 16; Ram Bahadur Magar, 71; Lisana Magar, 35; Goma Shrestha, 60; Ambika Dahal, 39; Dikshit Dahal, 10; Nirmala Raut, 21; Dil Kumari Hayu, 26; her 22-month-old son, Diyansh Hayu; Kabita Regmi, 35; and Pradip Poudel, 10.
The injured are receiving treatment at Katari Hospital. Ram Bahadur Magar has been referred to Biratnagar for further treatment, police said.
Further investigation into the accident is underway, police added.
