KAPILVASTU: Two people were killed and three others injured in a Scorpio jeep accident in Kapilvastu, police said.
The incident occurred when an Indian-registered Scorpio (UP 32 CA 8343), traveling from Bahadurganj to Taulihawa, crashed into a truck (Lu 1 Kha 9549) that had been parked on the roadside.
According to Superintendent of Police Santosh Acharya, chief of the District Police Office Kapilvastu, the deceased have been identified as Radheshyam Kurmi, 50, of Kapilvastu Municipality-11, and Chinni Kurmi, 55, of Shivraj Municipality-6. Their bodies have been kept at District Hospital Kapilvastu for postmortem.
The accident took place last night along the Hulaki Road section. Police have taken the truck driver, 28-year-old Suraj Acharya, into custody for investigation.
Authorities said accidents are increasing on the Hulaki Road at night, often due to vehicles being parked along the roadside.
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