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6 killed, 5 injured in Dhanusha Tata Sumo jeep accident
At least six persons died and five others were injured in a Tata Sumo jeep accident at Portaha in Ganeshman Chardham Municipality-8 of Dhanusha district along the East-West Highway on Saturday.bookmark
Published at : January 27, 2018
Updated at : January 27, 2018 12:20
Dhanusha
At least six persons died and five others were injured in a Tata Sumo jeep accident at Portaha in Ganeshman Chardham Municipality-8 of Dhanusha district along the East-West Highway on Saturday.
The deceased have been identified as Naya Raj Jibi, 29, of Dharmadevi-9, Sankhuwasabha, Shardha Regmi Dahal, 35, of Biratnagar-4, Gyan Bahadur Chauhan, 27, of Nirmalidanda, Khotang, Prahlad Neupane, 33, of Morang, Khem Kumar Rana Magar of Letang-8, Morang and Pranita Rai of Rabi Rural Municipality-6, Panchthar.
According to Inspector Madhav Raj Kafle, the ill-fated four-wheeler was heading towards Jhapa from Kathmandu when the incident occurred at around 2 am today.
The incident might have occurred due to over-speed, Kafle added.
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