Two persons died and three others were injured in a car accident on Friday.

District Police Range, Kathmandu deputy speaker Anil Adhikari said that the car (Ba 10 Cha 3546) was heading towards Chitlang from Kathmandu when the incident occurred near Panighat today.

The deceased have been identified as car driver Nawaraj Thokar Tamang (20) and Anil Tamang (45).

The reason behind the accident is yet to be ascertained, police said.

Police said that five persons were traveling in the four-wheeler.