Taplejung: One person has died and six others were injured in a road accident involving a passenger vehicle on the road section at Angkhop in Sidingwa Rural Municipality-3, Taplejung.
According to National News Agency Nepal, the District Police Office, Taplejung, reported that a Bolero jeep with registration number Province 1-01-001 Ja 3470, which was heading towards Angkhop from Tharpu, veered off the road at around 6:30 pm. The accident claimed the life of Lok Bahadur Kunwar, 60, a resident of Angkhop, Sidingwa Rural Municipality-3, as confirmed by the Office Information Officer and Police Inspector, Vivek Basnet.
Six other individuals sustained injuries in the mishap. All the injured are residents of Sidingwa Rural Municipality, with two among them, Lok Bahadur Chauhan and Prakash Chauhan, reported to be in critical condition. The injured were immediately transported to a nearby health facility for medical attention.
Authorities have initiated a further investigation into the circumstances surrounding the accident, as stated by the police.