Two persons including a member of the Lumbini Province Assembly were injured when a jeep they were travelling in met with an accident near Kalakate of Gadhawa Rrural Municipality on Wednesday.

According to Mukuda Prasad Rijal, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Dang, Province Assembly member Tulsi Chaudhary was injured in the incident.  The identity of the other person injured in the incident is yet to be established.

They were heading towards Dang to take part in the National Assembly elections when the mishap took place.

They have been taken to the Bhalubhang Hospital for treatment.

The incident occurred when the jeep (Ba 2 Jha 3444) hit a truck coming from the opposite direction this morning.