A person died and 13 others sustained injuries in a Scorpio jeep accident at Adhabhar Jungle in Bara along the East-West Highway on Thursday.

The deceased has been identified as jeep driver Loknath Sedhai (25) of Jitpur Simara Sub-Metropolitan City-11, Bara.

The jeep (Ba 19 Cha 4377) was heading towards Hetauda from Simara when the incident occurred this morning, DSP Rajesh Thapa, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Bara said.

Prem Sah (22) of Bindabasini Rural Municipality-2, Parsa, Raju Gupta (12) of the same place and Nirmala Devi Sah of Jitpur Simara-7, who were critically injured in the incident, are undergoing treatment at the Birgunj-based Bayodha Hospital.

Others are receiving treatment in Simara-based Alpine Hospital and Birgunj-based Bayodha Hospital, DSP Thapa said.