Udayapur’s jeep accident update: Death toll reaches seven

 Kathmandu:  The number of people killed in a jeep accident at Bakhakuwa, Belaka-7, Udayapur district has reached seven.

According to the District Police Office, Bhojpur, The deceased included a minor, three men, and three women. Fourteen people were traveling in the jeep. The jeep (Ko 1 Ja 2593) was heading towards Dakshin Ghoretar of Bhojpur from Dharan when it met an accident at around 1.30 pm on Thursday.

Likewise, Police said seven injured people have been sent to the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan for further treatment. Police’s preliminary guess is that the accident might have occurred on the slope as the jeep was carrying more passengers than its capacity.

Udayapur jeep accident: 6 died, 5 injured

According to Police Inspector Dal Kumar Rai, the Information Officer at the District Police Office, Bhojpur, identity of the deceased except that of Man Bahadur Basnet, the jeep driver, is not yet ascertained.  Police said the jeep fell some 300 meters from the road.

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