PYUTHAN: Three people died and 12 others were injured in a jeep accident in Pyuthan last night.

The deceased have been identified as Khuman Thapa, his wife Junki Thapa and Mahima Gharti of Pyuthan municipality, district police said.

The jeep bearing registration number Lu 1 Ja 3707, heading toward Purnagaon from Bijuwar in Pyuthan went out of control at mid-night at Ghumti in Kudapani near Purnagaon.