A total of two persons died and 11 others were injured when a jeep met with an accident in Chishankhugadhi Rural Municipality-3 of Okhaldhunga district on Sunday morning.

The jeep was heading to the district headquarters from Diyale when the mishap happened, police said.

The deceased are two men from Chishankhugadhi-3, locals said.

A total of four passengers seriously injured in the mishap have been airlifted to Kathmandu for treatment, according to Bhishma Shrestha, ward chairman.

The story has been updated.