At least two people died and 16 others were injured in a road accident in Tanahun on Monday.

Seventy-two-year-old Aasbir Gurung and another 17-year-old passenger were killed after a jeep, carrying wedding guests, fell some 500 metres from the road in Giraunchour of Anbu Khaireni, police said.

Gurung was killed on the spot while the teenager died in the course of treatment in Chitwan, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Mohan Bahadur Khand.

The injured are receiving treatment at the Anbu Khaireni Hospital.