Seven passengers lost their lives while 13 more sustained injuries in a jeep accident at Raduneta of Palata Rural Municipality-3 of Kalikot district.

Narayan Prasad Bhattarai, the chief district officer of Kalikot, confirmed that among the 20 passengers on board a Bolero jeep, 10 died at the scene. Other passengers sustained injuries.

The jeep, carrying 20 passengers from Thirpu in Palata, met with an accident at approximately 2:30 pm on Sunday, plunging 500 metres off the road.

A Nepal Army helicopter from Surkhet was sent to the crash site to assist with rescue operations. Further details on the incident are yet to come.