Two people died and ten others sustained injuries in a jeep accident at Thamdanda in ward 4 of Annapurna Rural Municipality in Kaski district on Sunday. 

Police said the jeep, travelling from Pokhara to Salyan, veered off the road and fell approximately 250 meters downhill at around 3:50pm, resulting in the fatalities

There were 12 people on board at the time of the accident. A team from the Kalika Battalion of the Armed Police Force reached the scene and carried out the rescue. 

Arun Paudel, the battalion chief, said the injured are being taken to Pokhara for treatment.