At least four persons died in a jeep accident in Satyawai Rural Municipality of Gulmi district on Wednesday.

According to the police, four persons died on the spot leaving five others injured after a jeep heading to Kudh Daanda from Thulo Lumpoek in the rural municipality met with an accident at Kudh Daanda this morning.

Gulmi Traffic Police Office Sub-Inspector Krishna Prasad Acharya informed that the jeep’s owner–a 51-year-old man, and three other men aged 25,47 and 55, all residents of the rural municipality, died in the incident that occurred around 2am.

Acharya informed that Karbolin Somai, 33; Jamuna Somai, 43; Chetman Sinjali, 32; Gir Bahadur Rahadi, 49 and Khandan Somai were among the injured.

The injured have been sent to Palpa for further medical treatment, said Nirmaya Taramu, the rural municipality’s chairperson.

Gulmi Chief District Officer Punya Bikram Poudel informed that a police team along with an ambulance had reached the incident site after receiving information about the accident.