Four persons died on the spot while five others sustained injuries when a jeep they were traveling in met with an accident in Shikhar Municipality-6 of Doti along the KI Singh Highway on Sunday.
The jeep (Ga 2 Ha 2776) was heading towards Bajura from Dhangadhi when the incident occurred this morning.
According to the District Police Office, Doti, the four-wheeler fell some 60 meters down the road.
The deceased have been identified as 22-year-old Radhika Malal of Himali Rural Municipality-5, her eight-month-old daughter Prathana, 32-year-old Dhanshova Budha and six-year-old Kabindra Budha, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police Nishant Srivastav of District Police Office, Doti.
Five people injured in the accident are 30-year-old Prakash Budathapa, 23-year-old Khom Bahadur Malal, 24-year-old Dan Bahadur Budha, 21-year-old Bimalal Malal and 21-year-old Raj Bahadur Malal of Himali rural municipality-5.
The injured are undergoing treatment at Shaileshwari Hospital in Dipayal.
Police said that they have detained jeep driver Mahesh Budha for investigation.
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