Three dead in jeep accident in Baitadi

KATHMANDU: A jeep accident in Patan Municipality-8, Sandidghati, claimed the lives of three men on Monday morning.

The Bolero jeep, registration number M1 Ja 224, was traveling from Motinagar to Dadeldhura when it went out of control and fell approximately 300 meters off the road.

Police spokesperson Inspector Suraj Singh confirmed that all three victims died at the scene and their identities have not yet been established.

The number of passengers in the jeep is currently unknown.

Other injured passengers were rushed to Dadeldhura Hospital for treatment.

Further details about the incident are awaited.