Five people died when a Mahindra Bolero swerved off the road at Ward No 5 of Nalgad Municipality in Jajarkot on Wednesday night. Another passenger sustained injuries in the crash.

The vehicle, en route to Katake village from Kalimati Bazaar, veered off the road and plunged into the Bira stream, the Jajarkot police said.

Police identified the deceased driver Indrajit Thapa, 32, Shila Pun, 65, Sarada Thapa, 33, Laxmi Pun, 18, and her one-month-old son.

The injured is undergoing treatment at the local hospital.