Three die in Musikot jeep accident

Kakrebihar (Surkhet)- Three persons died and three others sustained injuries when a Bolero jeep met accident in Musikot municipality-1, Nepane of Rukum West.

The jeep (Karnali Province 2001 Cha 0413) heading to Musikot-4, Chhinkhet from Khalanga met with the accident on Sunday evening. The deceased have been identified as Saugat BK, 27, of Thakur Baba municipality-5, Kaligaudi (Bardiya), Dharmendra Shrestha, 30, of Gurbhakot municipality-8, Mehelkuna (Surkhet) and Jit Bahadur Karki, 19, of Barahatal rural municipality-5, Baddichaur (Surkhet).

Police Inspector Bakht Shahi, also the spokesperson of the District Police Office, Rukum West, informed that the accident took place when the vehicle fell 200 meters off the road. According to him, the critically injured were rescued from the accident site and taken to the district hospital Salle where they were pronounced dead in course of the treatment.

The injured are Sujal BK, 17, of Bandicoot rural municipality-4, Chhinkhet of Rukum West, Dilip Thapa, 26, of Thakur Baba municipality-5 (Bardiya) and Tikaram Khanal, 27, of Kaligaudi of the same municipality. As informed, the condition of BK and Khanal is critical.

They were referred to Nepalgunj for further treatment after providing general treatment at the district hospital. Injured Thapa is undergoing treatment at the district hospital.