Four persons died when a jeep they were traveling in met with an accident in Sipkopahira of Mugu on Monday.

Two among the deceased have been identified as Ram Pariyar of Sharkegad Rural Municipality-2 and Prakash Bohara of Simkot Rural Municipality-2, Humla.

The identities of the two others are yet to be ascertained.

DSP Mahesh Basnet of the District Police Office, Mugu said that the jeep (Ga 1 Ja 7762) was heading towards Mugu from Shorukot when the tragedy occurred yesterday.

There were nine passengers including the driver in the jeep.

Two died on the spot while two others breathed their last during the course of treatment at the Tarapani Basic Health Post, police said.

Three persons including the jeep driver were injured seriously in the incident, DSP Basnet said.