One killed in Saptari road accident, five injured

RAJBIRAJ: A person died on the spot while five others sustained injuries in a road accident at Baksaha Chok, Kanchanrup Municipality-11 of Saptari district along the East-West Highway today.

According to District Police Office, Saptari, a Scorpio jeep (Ba 16 Cha 2235) lost its control while allowing a microbus and a scooter coming from the opposite direction to pass, and overturned on the road at 11:00 am. The vehicle was travelling eastward.

The deceased, who was travelling in the jeep, has been identified as Dialson Adhikari of Butwal. Jeep driver Ashok Bhandari of Butwal and Tama Nath Pandey of Tilottama Municipality-1, Rupandehi have been seriously injured in the accident.

The two are being treated in Nobel Hospital, Biratnagar while the other three are being treated in local Dharmeshwar Hospital, Saptari District Police Office informed.