Two people die and seven others sustain injury in jeep accident in Parbat

Parbat, March 5: Two people were killed and seven others sustained injuries when a jeep met with an accident at Bihadi Rural Municipality in Parbat district this morning.

The victims, traveling in the jeep with registration number Lu 1 Ja 4460, died at the scene, according to the District Police Office, Parbat.

The deceased have been identified as Min Prasad Upadhyay, 61, of Ranipani, Bihadi-3, and Dil Kumari Bhattachan, 64, of Kaligandaki Rural Municipality-4 in Gulmi District, informed DSP Rabin Bista.

The identities of the injured have not yet been confirmed, said DSP Bista. Of the injured, six have been sent to a hospital in Palpa for further treatment, while a young child with minor injuries is receiving care at a local health post.

The accident occurred in Lidi, Bihadi Rural Municipality, when the jeep, en route from Purtighat in Kaligandaki Rural Municipality, Gulmi, to Waling in Syangja, experienced a brake failure.

An investigation into the incident is ongoing, said DSP Bista.

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