Ramechhap, Aug 10: A woman was killed and her husband injured in a road accident in Ramechhap this morning. A Scorpio (pickup jeep) (Ba 13 Cha 3935) traveling from Manthali towards Hetauda, met with an accident at BoksePahiro in Manthali Municipality-6.
According to police, 40-year-old RadhaKarki Chauhan was killed on the spot while her 45-year-old husband Uttam Chauhan who was driving the jeep, injured in the accident.
Police Inspector KaushalNeupane of the District Police Office shared that the injured was rushed to Kathmandu for further treatment after primary treatment at Manthali Community Hospital.
Inspector Neupane stated that the vehicle fell about one hundred meters off the road and landed on the bank of the Tamakoshi River.
It is reported that Radha, who was also in charge of the Urban Health Centre in Manthali-7, and Uttam, who works at the electricity authority’s Manthali branch, were on their way to Hetauda to meet their son.
