UDAYAPUR, Dec 19: One person was killed and five others were injured in a jeep accident in Udayapur on Monday morning.
65-year-old Min Bahadur Sarki of Tapli Rural Municipality died when a Bolero jeep (Pradesh 2-01-001 Cha 0050) coming from Rupatar to Katari met with an accident in Tapli Rural Municipality- 5. At 8:40 in the morning at Palsingh of Katari Municipality-10, six people out of nine were injured when the jeep fell down 100 meters from the road.
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They were rescued and sent to Katari Hospital for treatment. The police said Sarki died during treatment at 10:30 AM. Apart from the driver of the jeep, five people were injured. Among the injured are Fadindra Shrestha, 30, a resident of Lalbandi in Sarlahi district, his 7-year-old daughter Bhawani, his 2-year-old daughter Bhumika and 23-year-old Sumitra Giri of Tapli-5, Ruptar. Different parts of their bodies including mouths, hands and feet are injured. 45-year-old Jhagad Bahadur BK of Tapli-5, Rupatar has minor injuries on his mouth. Rakesh Podar, information officer of the District Police Office said that all of them are undergoing treatment at Katari Hospital.
