Rukum, May 25: Five people were seriously injured in a jeep accident that happened on Wednesday in Bafikot Rural Municipality-8 Duli of Rukum Paschim.
According to Police Inspector and Information Officer Bishnu Shrestha, all the five seriously injured have been taken to Nepalgunj in a helicopter for treatment. The other injured have been brought to the district hospital. There were 15 people in the jeep.
The accident took place at Motikhola in Duli on the way to district headquarter Khalanga from Sanibheri Rural Municipality-5 Melchaur via Duli. It is said that the jeep skidded off about 400 meters from the road.
