Kathmandu, Oct 31: Three people were killed, and seven others injured when a jeep plunged off a road into a stream in Salyan district on Friday evening.
The jeep, registration number Lu 1 Ja 2368, was travelling from Shreenagar towards Takura village when it fell about 150 metres down into a stream along an unpaved rural road at Ratamate in Siddha Kumakh Rural Municipality-2.
Ten injured passengers were rescued and taken to different hospitals for treatment. Three of them died during treatment, police said.
The deceased have been identified as 42-year-old Krishni Basnet, 45-year-old Sita BK and 43-year-old Saune Roka, all residents of Siddha Kumakh Rural Municipality-2.
Some of the injured have been referred to hospitals in Dang and Nepalgunj for further treatment, police said.
Jeep driver Tilak Chalaune, 38, of Siddha Kumakh-2, has been taken into custody for investigation.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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