Six Dead, Three Injured in Road Accident in Gulmi

GULMI- Six people have died and three others injured in a road accident that took place at Dabaukhani in Arbeni of Kaligandaki Rural Municipality-2, Gulmi.

The accident involving a Scorpio jeep took place at around 4:00 PM earlier today, while the jeep was carrying passengers from Waling in Syangja toward Rakse, passing through Sirkot in Kaligandaki Rural Municipality-1, Gulmi.

According to the District Police Office, Gulmi, the vehicle fell approximately 250 meters off a road in Dabaukhani, Kaligandaki Rural Municipality-2.

The deceased have been identified as the jeep driver, 67-year-old Dilip Kumar Bagale from Waling Municipality-2, Syangja; 60-year-old Shiva Parajuli from Waling Municipality-10; 50-year-old Loknath Pandey from Sirkot, Kaligandaki Rural Municipality-1, Gulmi; Sita Pandey and Kulananda Pandey from the same locality; and Nita Bagale from Waling Municipality-2, said Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Birendra Bir Bishwakarma, the Information Officer at the District Police Office, Gulmi.

Five of the victims died at the scene, while one passed away during the course of medical treatment at the Kaligandaki Community Hospital in Mirmi, Syangja.

The individuals injured in the accident are Chhabilal Pandey and Gomata Pandey from Sirkot, Kaligandaki Rural Municipality-1 and Balkrishna Subedi from Waling Municipality-10, Syangja.

The police have stated that further investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.