Purwakhola: Two people have died in a road accident that took place in Purwakhola Rural Municipality-5. The accident occurred when a jeep (Lu.1 Cha. 6756), traveling from Aryabhanjyang to Rampur, crashed on the Aryabhanjyang-Rampur road section in Birkot.
According to National News Agency Nepal, the owner of the vehicle, 46-year-old Binod Dhungana, a resident of Gaptung, Baganaskali Rural Municipality-1, and currently residing in Majhuwa, Butwal Sub-metropolitan City-1, was one of the deceased. Another passenger, whose identity remains unknown, also died in the accident, as stated by Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office, Sunil Malla.
The driver, identified as 30-year-old Raju Khadka of Butwal Sub-metropolitan City-1, sustained serious injuries and is currently receiving treatment at Lumbini Medical College, Prabhas. The vehicle reportedly plunged 300 meters below the road, and the cause of the accident has not yet been determined. Authorities are conducting further investigations into the incident.