Baglung: The death toll in the road accident that took place at Batasedanda in Dhorpatan Municipality-5, Baglung, on Friday evening has reached four.
According to National News Agency Nepal, the accident involved a vehicle (Lu. Pra. 01001 Cha. 1775) that was carrying 16 passengers from Burtibang Bazaar to Dhorpatan Municipality-5 and fell about 60 meters from the road. The tragic incident resulted in the deaths of 70-year-old Nara Bahadur Karki, 75-year-old Bhim Kumari Budha, and 21-year-old Tika Kumari Kunwar, all residents of Dhorpatan Municipality-2. Additionally, 75-year-old Mana Kumari Thapa from the same ward succumbed to her injuries while undergoing treatment at Manipal Hospital in Pokhara on Saturday morning, as shared by Anand Basnet, Chief Police Inspector of the Area Police Office, Burtibang.
The accident also left several injured, including the jeep driver Govinda Thapa, 27, Lumbini Mahat, 18, Indra Kunwar, 23, Nirmaya Khatri, 38, Devi Pariyar, 53, Durgi Darji, 12, eight-year-old Anju Pariyar, five-year-old Biano Budha Magar, Binaya Budha, 35, Shishir Karki, 11, and Tanmaya Kunwar, 30. All the injured are receiving treatment at Manipal Hospital Pokhara and Mission Hospital Palpa, as confirmed by police officials.