Doti road accident: Death of 4 people

Kathmandu: Four people died on the spot while five others were injured in a road accident that took place on the KI Singh Highway in Shikhar Municipality-6 of Doti this morning.

The accident took place when a passenger jeep (Ga2Ha 2776) coming to Bajura from Dhangadhi went out of control and fell some 60 meters below the road, according to District Police Office Doti. All four died on the spot, who have were identified as 22-year-old Radhika Malal of Himali Rural Municipality-5, her eight-month-old daughter Prathana, 32-year-old Dhanshova Budha and six-year-old Kabindra Budha, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police Nishant Srivastav of District Police Office, Doti.

Five people injured in the accident are 30-year-old Prakash Budathapa, 23-year-old Khom Bahadur Malal, 24-year-old Dan Bahadur Budha, 21-year-old Bimalal Malal, and 21-year-old Raj Bahadur Malal of Himali rural municipality-5.

The injured are undergoing treatment at Shaileshwari Hospital in Dipayal. The Jeep driver Mahesh Budha has been detained by police for necessary action and further investigation.

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