Three people killed in jeep accident in Achham district

August 22, Achham : At least three people died and other three were injured in a jeep accident that took place at Bannigadhi Jayagadh rural municipality-5, Sukibag in Achham last night.

The jeep en route to Jayagadh from Mujabagar of Ramaroshan rural municipality skidded off 500 meters down the road at Sukibag along the Jayagadh-Majhethana road section at around 8.30 pm.

Ashok Pariyar of Bannigadhi Jayagadh rural municipality-4 died on the spot while Kale Pariyar of the same place and Lal Bohora, jeep driver of Baitadi, breathed their last in course of treatment.

The injured are Tarka Timilsina of Jayagadh rural municipality-4, Jangir Chaudhary of Ghodaghodi municipality, Kailali and Ghanashyam Chaudhary of Dhangadhi sub-metropolis, Kailali.

Janak Bahadur Shahi, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of District Police Office, Achham said they are receiving treatment at Bayalpata Hospital in Achham. Their condition is said to be normal.