TWO KILLED, 13 INJURED IN JEEP ACCIDENT IN WESTERN NEPAL

Two people have been killed and 13 others injured after a jeep plunged off a mountain road in Rukum West district of western Nepal on Monday.

According to police, the accident occurred at Naya Danda in Aathbiskot Municipality-5 when the vehicle was reversing while travelling from Thapangau to Naya Danda in the same ward.

The jeep fell approximately 150 metres down the roadside.

The deceased have been identified as 10-year-old Haribahadur Thapa and 29-year-old Laxmiram Thapa, both residents of Aathbiskot-5.

Police said five of the injured are in critical condition. All 13 injured were taken to Aathbiskot Municipal Hospital for treatment.

Authorities have confirmed the identities of all those killed and injured.