KAILALI, June 20: Minister for  Internal Affairs and Law of Sudurpaschim  Province, Prithvi Bahadur Singh, who was injured in a road accident in Bajhang on Tuesday afternoon passed away while undergoing treatment in Nepalgunj.

Minister Singh, who was seriously injured in the road accident at Bagthala of Kedarsyun Rural Municipality in Bajhang, was airlifted to Kohalpur-based Nepalgunj Medical College by a Nepalese Army helicopter for treatment. He passed away at 5:33 PM on Tuesday while undergoing treatment at Nepalgunj Medical College.

Along with Minister Singh, the injured driver Dharmaraj Joshi and the minister's PSO Deepak Bhandari were also taken to Kohalpur.

According to Acting Chief District Officer of Bajhang Satya Kumari Joshi, Minister Singh's wife Amrita Singh and sister-in-law Jayadevi Singh died on the spot after the vehicle they were traveling in fell 100 meters down the road and plunged into the Kalanga river.

The jeep (001 Jha 480) in which Minister Singh was traveling from Dadeldhura to Bajhang  met with an accident on the bank of the Kalanga River in Kedarsyun Rural Municipality-1 of Bajhang at 2:30 PM on Tuesday.

 
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