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Jeep crash leaves 5 dead, 8 injured
Five passengers were killed and eight others were injured in a jeep accident at Fyafulla Danda of Panchpokhari Thangpal Rural Municipality in Sindhupalchok district on Thursday.Five passengers were killed and eight others were injured in a jeep accident at Fyafulla Danda of Panchpokhari Thangpal Rural Municipality in Sindhupalchok district on Thursday.
Police said the jeep (Lu 1 Cha 999), en route to Bhotang from Melamchi, had plunged nearly 400 metres down the road. Bhim Bahadur Tamang, 75, Jayrani Tamang, 55, and Nani Tamang, 53, of Bhotang died on the spot, while Podong Tamang, 56, and Sun Maya Tamang, 25, of Bhotang died on the way to hospital. Police Inspector Parshuram Malla said a helicopter that was sent for rescue had to return due to bad weather, so the injured passengers had to be transported to Kathmandu for treatment by road.
In a separate incident, a person died and 16 others were injured when a passenger bus crashed after skidding off the road at Mulkhola of Musikot Municipality-1, in Rukum West on Friday. Police said Sapana Malla, 24, of Chhing village in Musikot died in the incident.