Two persons died when a jeep met with an accident in Ilam onThursday.

The deceased have been identified as Ramesh Thapa (55) and Surya Bahadur Thapa (40) of Mechinagar Municipality-4, Jhapa.

According to the Information Officer at the District Police Office Ganga Bahadur Thapa, the ill-fated jeep (Province 1-01-001 Cha 7916) was heading towards Ilam from Jhapa when the tragedy occurred.

He said that the incident took place after the driver lost control of the vehicle and fell some 500 metres down the road at Pahiro in Rong Rural Municipality-4 along the Mechi Highway this morning.

Jeep driver Arjun Koirala (33) of Mechinagar-4 was critically injured in the incident. He has been taken to the B & C Hospital for the treatment.

Police said that they are looking into the case.