11 killed in Arghakhanchi jeep accident

Rescuers in accident site. Picture: Arghakhanchi.com

Recentfusion.com—Pokhara:  Eleven people were killed as a jeep met with an accident in Hansapur- 5 Ratanpur of Sandhikharka, the district headquarter of Arghakhnachi, in mid Nepal on Sunday.

The jeep with a name plate Ga 1 Ja 4878 was en routing to Badhikot of Pyuthan from Sandhikharka. According to police, the jeep with 19 passengers on board got an accident killing 9 on spot and two other at hospital, wounding 4.

The jeep plunged some 700 meters down from the road and all deceased were identified.  The cause of accident is yet to be identified. Security personnel and local people rescued the injured to take them to Sandhikarkha for treatment.

Onlookers gather at the roadside from where the jeep plunged. Picture: Arghakhanchi.com
Onlookers gather at the roadside from where the jeep plunged. Picture: Arghakhanchi.com
Published on: August 28, 2016 8:02 pm

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