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Eight persons died and six others were critically injured in a jeep accident in Darchula on Friday.

According to police, the four-wheeler (Ma 1 Ja 338) was heading towards Gokuleshwor from Malikarjun Jatra when the incident occurred in Sirad river of Shailyashikar Municipality-5 at around 4 am today.   

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Prakash Dahal said that the deceased have been identified as Birendra Rawal (30) and Shanti Rawal (28) of Shailyashikar Municipality-5, Dilip Bista (45) of Shailyashikar Municipality-9 and Sanjib Bohora (15) and Birandra Bohara (50) of Dilashaini-5 in Baitadi district and Mina Lekhak (40).

Likewise, Mohammad Safir (45) and Mohammad Basim (18) of Uttar Pradesh, India also died in the mishap, DSP Dahal said. Identity of one is not ascertained as yet. 

All the injured have been taken to Gokuleshwor Hospital.

Police said that they are looking into the incident.

Three persons died and three others sustained injuries when a Bolero jeep met with an accident at Nepane in Musikot Municipality-1 of Rukum West on Sunday evening.

The jeep (Karnali Province 2001 Cha 0413) was heading towards Musikot-4, Chhinkhet from Khalanga when the incident occurred.  

The deceased have been identified as Saugat BK (27) of Thakurbaba Municipality-5, Kaligaudi (Bardiya), Dharmendra Shrestha (30) of Gurbhakot Municipality-8, Mehalkuna (Surkhet) and Jit Bahadur Karki (19) of Barahatal Rural Municipality-5, Baddichaur (Surkhet).

Police Inspector Bakht Shahi, also the spokesperson of the District Police Office, Rukum West, informed that the accident took place when the vehicle fell some 200 meters down the road.

According to him, the critically injured were rescued from the accident site and taken to the District Hospital Salle where they were pronounced dead in the course of the treatment.

The injured are Sujal BK (17) of Banfikot Rural Municipality-4, Chhinkhet of Rukum West, Dilip Thapa (26) of Thakurbaba Municipality-5 (Bardiya) and Tikaram Khanal, (27) of Kaligaudi of the same municipality.

The condition of BK and Khanal is said to be critical. They were referred to Nepalgunj for further treatment after providing general treatment at the district hospital.

Injured Thapa is undergoing treatment at the District Hospital.

At least 10 persons were injured when an electric jeep carrying teachers heading towards Kathmandu from Sindhuli to take part in the teachers’ protest met with an accident at Boharetar in Sunkoshi Rural Municipality-3 along the BP Highway on Friday.

Of the injured, three persons are in critical condition, DSP Chiranjibi Dahal, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Sindhuli, said.

The injured have been identified as Kumari Chalise of Kamalamai-6, Kamala Ghimire of Kamalamai-5, Rajan Karki of Tinpatan-10, Saroj Thapa of Kamalamai-6, Mukunda Thapa and Bhuwan Thapa of Kamalamai-1, Babita Devkota of Kamalamai-4, Garki Basnet of Banepa-10, Bishnu Dhakal of KMC-6 and his son Nischal Dhakal.

The injured have been taken to the Dhulikhel Hospital for treatment.

Police suspect that the accident was caused due to overspeeding.

Further investigation into the incident is underway, said police.

Three persons died and eight others were injured when a landslide buried a Scorpio jeep at Jorte in Palpa on Wednesday.

The identities of the deceased are yet to be established.

SP Heramba Sharma, Chief at the District Police Office, Palpa, said that the trio died on the spot when the landslide buried the jeep (Lu 1 Ja 4600) at Jorte in Palpa this morning.

The jeep was heading towards Butwal from Tamghas when the incident occurred at around 8 am.

Information Officer at the District Police Office, Palpa said that the injured have been taken to the Mission Hospital for treatment.

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.

A person died and 11 others were injured when a jeep met with an accident at Goudamuni in Durlung of Kushma Municipality-3, Parbat on Saturday.

The jeep (Ga 1 Ja 5229) carrying passengers was heading towards Durlong from the district headquarters Kushma when the incident occurred last night.

Sheetal BK (7) of Kushma-3, who was seriously injured in the accident, died during the course of treatment at a local hospital, according to Suman Niure, Chief of District Traffic Police Office, Parbat.

Prince Chhetri (4) and Chandrakala Chhetri (50) of the same place, who were injured in the incident, have been sent to Gandaki Hospital Pokhara for further treatment.

Likewise, Three-year-old Saurabh BK, Shanti BK (23) Krishna Prasad Padhya (70), Nishan Pariyar (16), Hiradevi Magar (55), Min Bahadur Chhetri, Amrit Sharma (47), Bhajat Sharma (76), Amar BK (16) of Pokhara, who were also injured in the accident, are undergoing treatment at the local health facility.

The jeep reportedly fell some 30 meters from the road.

Police said that they have arrested the jeep driver for necessary action.