Eight members of a family in ward 8 of Resunga Municipality in Gulmi have been taken ill after eating wild mushrooms on Sunday evening.

Members of Tom Bahadur Thapa Shirish’s family fell ill after eating mushrooms collected from Resunga Community Forest, according to the District Police Office, Gulmi.

After receiving initial treatment at Gulmi District Hospital, they were taken to Lumbini Medical College in Palpa for further treatment.