Two dead, seven injured in jeep accident in Parbat

PARBAT: Two people died and seven others were injured when a jeep meet with an accident at Bihadi rural municipality in Palpa district today morning.

The passengers boarding the jeep with registration number Lu 1 Ja 4460 died on the spot in the accident, according to the District Police Office, Parbat.

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

The identities of injured ones are yet to be ascertained, said DSP Bista. According to him, of those sustaining injuries in the incident, six were sent to Palpa district for further treatment while a slightly hurt baby boy is receiving treatment at the local health post.

The incident took place at Lidi of Bihadi rural municipality due to brake fail in the jeep heading towards Waling in Syangja from Purtighat of Kaligandaki rural municipality in Gulmi district. Further investigation into the incident is underway, Bista said.