Two people died and 10 others were injured, some seriously when a passenger jeep swerved off the road and fell around 150 metres at ward 3 of Sunakot Barathumki in Bhimad Municipality in the district on Wednesday.

The vehicle was heading for Rampur of Palpa from Pokhara. Police identified the deceased as Rum Bahadur BK, 42, and Jemalal Darai, 55, of ward 2 of Baudikali Rural Municipality.

The critically injured duo died in the course of treatment at GP Koirala National Centre for Respiratory Diseases in Belchautara, Tanahun.