Rolpa, July 2: Seven people were killed when a passenger jeep got accident on Monday afternoon.
Eight people were injured. The jeep No. Lu 1 J 3252, which was going from Ghartigaon in Rolpa to Talabang, fell 400 meters below the road near Pareva Chahar under the Ghartigaon-Talabang road section. Among the dead are 4 women, 2 men and 1 child.
According to Rolpa police, the jeep met with an accident while trying to avoid the landslide that had already occurred. It is said that when the driver was trying to avoid a landslide and proceed from some high place, the jeep moved backwards and fell down the road.
According to the police, the jeep that left Madi rural municipality-2, Ghartigaon at 4 pm met with an accident about an hour later. The injured and the deceased are from the same village.
According to the locals, among those who died in the accident, there are also mother, son and brothers of the same family. Commuters were returning home after shopping and village work.
There were 15 people in the jeep including the driver. Driver Deepak Thapamagar also got injured.
The injured have been brought to the district hospital.
Vehicle accidents have not been controlled due to high speed and carrying loads beyond capacity.
Data shows that more than 7 people die in road accidents every day. More than 454 people are seriously injured in traffic accidents. Analyzing the five-year accident data in the Nepal Road Safety Action Plan, it appears that the rate of accidents is increasing on urban and strategic roads compared to rural roads.
