DANG: A road accident this morning in Sattale, Tulsipur Municipality-3, claimed the lives of two individuals and left three others injured.
The accident occurred when a passenger jeep (Ra. 1 Ja. 822) en route from Salyan to Tulsipur fell approximately 300 meters down a hillside.
The deceased have been identified as 22-year-old Hiramani Budhamagar from Baibang in Dangisharan Rural Municipality-4 and 19-year-old Suresh Khadka from Kapurkot Rural Municipality-6 in Salyan.
Both succumbed to their injuries at Rapti Provincial Hospital, according to Police Inspector Prakash Thapa of the Area Police Office in Tulsipur.
The jeep was carrying five passengers at the time of the accident.
The three survivors sustained serious injuries and are currently receiving treatment at the hospital, police reported.
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