KATHMANDU, Jan 13: The death toll in Chandragiri car accident has climbed to five after a six-year-old girl named Smarika Gautam succumbed to her injuries while undergoing treatment at Vaoydha Hospitals. The fatal accident occurred at Panighat of Chandragiri municipality-4, Kathmandu this afternoon.
Gautam was rushed to Vayodha Hospitals where she died while undergoing treatment.
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Those who died on the spot include Omkar Nidhi Tiwari, 76, and Kalpana Tiwari, 64, from Maitidevi and Dr Mahesh Kumar Gautam and four-year-old Priyance Gautam from Lazimpat, Kathmandu, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kumodh Dhungel.
The accident occurred after the vehicle with registration number Pra 3-01-23 Cha 6985 lost control and veered off the cliff and fell some 500 meters below the road while it was heading towards Chitlang from Kathmandu.
