Two children died and two others of the same family were taken ill after consuming wild mushroom in Rukum East.

The District Police Office, Rukum East identified the deceased as three-year-old Yojan BK and six-year-old Bhagya Rekha BK of Serabang in Bhume Rural Municipality-5.

Yojan died on Tuesday afternoon while Bhagya Rekha breathed her last at night while receiving treatment at the Rapti Academy of Health Sciences in Dang district. 

Similarly, mother Ram Kumari Sunar (35) and her daughter Ayusha BK (9) fell sick and are in critical condition, police said.

They had consumed the mushroom brought from the jungle on July 18. 

They visited the District Hospital in Rukum East  only on July 21 after they fell ill.. 

The District Hospital then referred them to the Dang-based hospital on July 22 where the two died during the course of treatment. 

The injured ones have been sent to Bheri Hospital in Nepalgunj for further treatment, police added.