A 32-year-old woman died and seven others were injured, some seriously, in a jeep accident at ward 4 of Kaligandaki Rural Municipality on Monday morning.

Police identified the deceased as Kamala Budhathoki of ward 8 of Satyawati Rural Municipality in the district.

The passenger jeep heading for Purtighat from Chandrakot swerved off the road and plunged around 400 metres below.

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Shankar Pokharel, the injured were taken to Palpa for treatment.