DHANKUTA, Jan 16: Three people were killed and seven others injured in a jeep accident in Phaksiv VDC of the district on Sunday night.
The injured have been identified as Milan Magar, 23, Bikram Magar, 30, and Aita Rai, 25, of Kerabari VDC-7, Morang.
The accident took place after a Land Rover Jeep, Ko 1 Cha 818, bound for Phaksiv VDC of Dhanjuka district from Kerabari VDC-7, Morang veered off and fell some 100 meters down the hilly road at Leutitar last night, Traffic Police In-charge Surendra Khadka told Republica Online.
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The injured are undergoing treatment at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan.
Police are investigating the case after taking driver Bikram Roka Sarki under control following the jeep accident.
