Two people died, and three others were injured in a jeep accident in Salyan on Monday night.

The jeep, travelling to Luham Bazar from ward 4 of Triveni Rural Municipality, veered off the road and fell about 25 metres near Putali Durbar.

According to police, Top Bahadur Sahu and Lali Rawat, who were seriously injured, succumbed to their injuries during treatment.

Police Inspector Resham Bahadur Khatri said the injured are 28-year-old driver Kamal Reule of ward 3 in Triveni Rural Municipality, 40-year-old Purnakala Basnet, and 29-year-old Rabins Mahatara.

The injured are undergoing treatment at the Rapti Academy of Health Sciences in Dang.