Three persons died and 12 other sustained injuries when a jeep they were traveling in met with an accident at Sulichaur in Sunilsmriti Rural Municipality-4, Rolpa on Wednesday. The deceased have been identified as Narayan Rijal (60) and Bishnu Rijal (58) of Ghorahi Sub-Metropolitan City-6 and Phamsi KC (50) of Rapti Rural Municipality-1. The four-wheeler (Lu 1 Ja 3234) was heading towards Gajul from Sulichaur when the incident occurred this afternoon, the District Police Office, Rolpa said.

Among the injured, five are undergoing treatment at the Primary Health Centre in Sulichaur and others have referred to Kohalpur for treatment.