JAJARKOT, Oct 15: Two people died and three others were injured when a Bolero jeep plunged about 300 metres off a road in Junichande Rural Municipality early Thursday.
The jeep, bearing registration number Karnali Province 02-001 Cha 1243, was travelling from Surkhet to Junichande when it lost control on the Gairiguwa local road in Ward 2 at around 2 a.m., police said.
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Driver Santa Bahadur Basnet, about 20, of Kalli Syala in Junichande Ward 9, and Bipana Bhandari, about 30, of Syala in Ward 3, died at the scene.
The injured are Dil Bahadur Bhandari, about 30, his four-year-old son Shishir Bhandari and Sitala Tamata, about 50, all from Syala in Ward 3.
Police said all three sustained moderate injuries and were sent to the Provincial Hospital in Surkhet for further treatment.
Further details about the cause of the crash are awaited.