Hetauda, DEC 27: The death toll in Makawanpur road accident has climbed to five.
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The death toll increased as two more persons died in course of treatment. Earlier, police said three persons died and five others were injured in a road accident at Indrasarobar rural municipality-3 of Makawanpur district today. Identities of the deceased have not been ascertained yet, said police. They died on the spot in the accident.
The accident took place when a jeep (Na 1 Ja 3433) heading towards Kathmandu from Chandranigahapur fell some 300 meters off the road. The injured have been sent to Kathmandu for treatment. A total of nine people were traveling in the jeep. Of them, one passenger is safe. Further investigation into the mishap was underway.
