KATHMANDU, Nov 9: Six people, including a patient, were injured when a Bolero jeep met with an accident in Dailekh on Monday morning.
The jeep, bearing registration number Karnali Province 02-001 Cha 1215, was heading from Kalikot to Surkhet when it plunged around 200 metres off the road along the Karnali Highway at Kaphaltoli in Gurans Rural Municipality-1 at around 5:30 AM.
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According to police, the jeep was carrying Kaisi Sarki, who had consumed poison, to Surkhet for treatment with oxygen support when the accident occurred.
The driver, 22-year-old Yogesh Simkhada of Sannitriveni Rural Municipality-7, Kalikot, was seriously injured. The other injured have been identified as 18-year-old Gang Sharki, 21-year-old Tapendra Simkhada, 36-year-old Jadukal Sarki, 41-year-old Rane Sharki and 27-year-old patient Kaisi Sarki, all from the same rural municipality.
Police said all the injured were sent to Surkhet for treatment. Further investigation into the accident is underway.
