PYUTHAN: Eight pilgrims died in a jeep accident in Bhingri, Pyuthan on Monday afternoon.

According to District Police Office Pyuthan, eight people were killed when a jeep carrying pilgrims returning from Swargadwaru temple met with an accident today.

The jeep Lu 1 Cha jeep returning from Swargadwari has met with an accident near Takura in Bhingri, eight people died on the spot, the police said.

The details of the accident are still to come.