KATHMANDU, AUGUST 6

Six Nepalis, including two children, of Tribhuvan chowk in Nepalgunj, Banke, were killed in an accident in India after the SUV they were riding hit a tree and fell into a ditch in the Econa area of Shravasti district in Uttar Pradesh last night, police said today.

The incident occurred yesterday when the SUV driver attempted to avoid cattle on the road and rammed into a tree.

'Six of the victims were the residents of Tribhuvan chowk area of Nepalgunj, Banke,' DSP and Spokesperson of District Police Office, Banke, Narayan Dangi told THT. 'The deceased have been identified as Baibhav Gupta, 35, of Nepalgunj, and his spouse Deepika Gupta, 32, and their three-year-old son Dallu Gupta and one-year-and-sixmonth-old Shreya Gupta. Likewise, Sunita Gupta, 22, of Tribhuvan chowk, Nepalgunj and her brother Nilansh Gupta, 20, were also found dead,' said DSP Dangi.

The SUV driver Ajay Mishra was seriously injured in the accident. He has been admitted to Bahraich Medical College for further treatment. DSP Dangi said the process of bringing the deceased to Nepal after post-mortem in Bahraich Medical College was under way.

The families had gone to India for personal reasons and trade purposes, according to DSP Dangi.

A version of this article appears in the print on August 7, 2023, of The Himalayan Times.