One person was killed in a jeep accident in Jwalamukhi Rural Municipality in Dhading district on Saturday night.

According to police, a 35-year-old man died on the spot.

Five others, including the driver of the jeep, were injured in the accident that occurred at around 8:20pm on Saturday, informed Sadbhanjyang Police Beat.

The accident happened when the jeep heading to Aryalgaon from Tari in the rural municipality veered and fell some 50 metres off the road.

Police said that the injured are undergoing treatment at the District Hospital in Dhading.