JANAKPURDHAM: A person was killed  when a Tata Sumo jeep he was aboard went out of control and crashed into a tree  in Kshireshwor Municipality of Dhanusha district in the wee hours on Friday .

The deceased has been identified as Shrawan Kumar Sah (30) of Phulgama VDC-1 in the district.

The jeep  (Ba 10 Cha 4621) went out of control and crashed into a tree at Naktajhijh at about 2:30 am today, according to  the Area Police Office, Sakhuwa  Mahendranagar.

The body of the deceased has been sent to the Janakpur Zonal Hospital.

Meanwhile, police have detained Parshuram Mahato (24) of Mithila Municipality-9 in the district and launched the investigation.