Five persons died and four other sustained injuries in a jeep accident at Satyawati Rural Municipality in Gulmi district on Wednesday. The deceased have been identified as Jhalak Somai (51), Tika Rahadi (55), Ran Bahadur Sinjapati (47), Milan Taramu (30), and Jamuna Somai (43), according to DSP Madhav Raj Kharel of District Police Office, Gulmi. The incident occurred when the jeep (Lu 2 Chha 5340) heading towards Satyawati from Ridi, Gulmi skidded off the road at around 2:30 am today.

Karbolin Somai, Chetman Sinjali, Gir Bahadur Rahadi and Khandan Somai, who were injured in the incident, are undergoing treatment at the Palpa Hospital.