Two persons died on the spot when a jeep met with an accident at Sera Bazaar in Raskot Municipality-2 of Kalikot on Thursday. The deceased have been identified as Man Bahadur Shahi and his wife Mana Kumari Shahi of Raskot Municipality-1. Ritu Singh of the same ward was critically injured in the incident that occurred at around 7 am today.

She is undergoing treatment at the Raskot Hospital.

“The driver was wearing his shoes at the bus park of Sera Bazaar. The vehicle was in neutral. The jeep fell into the river in the same situation and met with an accident,” local Deepak Simkhada said. Further investigation into the incident is underway, police said.