Jeep accident in Baitadi: One fatality, six injured

Baitadi, Nov 5: A jeep accident in Baitadi resulted in one death. The vehicle, traveling from Dadeldhura headquarters to Pancheshwar, encountered an accident on Wednesday evening in Melauli Municipality-1 Soudani Khola along the Patan-Pancheshwar road section. Suraj Singh, spokesperson for the District Police Office, reported that 35-year-old Suna Mongola from Pancheshwar rural municipality-2 succumbed to injuries sustained in the accident.

He further stated that Mongola died while receiving treatment at the primary health center in Melauli. Six individuals, including the jeep driver, sustained injuries in the incident. The injured include Soman Mangola, Avinash Ram Luhar, Niraj Baskel, Karan Seeh Mongola, Sunil Baskel, and the driver Santosh Ram Luhar, all from Pancheshwar Rural Municipality-2.

The District Police Office confirmed that the injured are currently being treated at the Melauli primary health center. Authorities indicated that the jeep lost control and fell off the road.