At least two people died and nine others were injured in a road accident in Baglung on Saturday.

The accident occurred after a jeep, travelling to Dhorpatan from Burtibang, overturned in Pyangkhola of Dhorpatan Rural Municipality early on Saturday.

According to Police Inspector Deepak Babu KC, jeep driver Tilak Gharti and 28-year-old Sangita Adhikari were killed in the accident.

The injured are being treated at the Burtibang-based Primary Health Centre. Of them, six are in critical condition, police said.

All onboard the vehicle are locals of Chandragiri Municipality of Kathmandu, who went to Dhorpatan of Baglung in a tour.