Three persons died when a jeep they were travelling in met with an accident at Nakkale in Tinpatan Rural Municipality-5 of Sindhuli district on Friday. 

The identities of the deceased are yet to be ascertained.

The jeep (Bagmati Province-01-026 Cha-0456) carrying vegetables met with the accident this afternoon, DSP Manoj Lama of the District Police Office, Sindhuli said. 

He said that police personnel and locals are carrying out rescue operations.