Three persons died and 16 others were injured, some critically, in a microbus accident at Siyakot in Gurans Rural Municipality-4, Dailekh, on Friday night. The vehicle (Ba 1 Kha 5010) was heading to Dailekh from Surkhet. Police identified the deceased as Paras Tiwari of Birendranagar-6, Ratna Bahadur Sinjali and Jasi Rana of Naumule-5. One of the victims died on the spot while two others succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment, said DSP Saroj Poudel. (PR)