BIRENDRANAGAR, Oct 31: Three people were killed and 19 others injured in two separate jeep accidents in Salyan district on Friday evening.
In the first accident, a jeep (Lu 1 Ja 2368) travelling from Shreenagar to Takura plunged about 150 meters into a stream at Ratamate in Siddha Kumakh Rural Municipality-2 at around 6:35 PM.
Salyan Paryatan launched
Seven people were injured in the accident. Three of them—Krishna Basnet, 42, Sita BK, 45, and Saune Roka, 43, all from Siddha Kumakh-2—died during treatment, police said. Two of the injured, Dev Bahadur BK and Kamal Budhathoki, are in critical condition. Some of the injured were referred to hospitals in Dang and Nepalgunj for further treatment.
In the second accident, a double-cab Bolero (Ra 1 Cha 1723) plunged about 100 meters off the road at Gara in Bangad Kupinde Municipality-11. The vehicle was travelling from Chaur to Baluwa Sangrahi along the Khalanga-Baluwa Sangrahi road.
Twelve people were injured in the accident, including the driver, Amar Bahadur Gharti, and passenger Pappu Dangi, both of whom are in critical condition. They were referred to Surkhet for further treatment. Other injured passengers are receiving treatment at local hospitals, while some have been referred to Surkhet and Nepalgunj.
Police have taken the driver of the first jeep, Tilak Chalaune, 38, into custody for investigation. The causes of both accidents are under investigation.
