Three people were killed on the spot when a jeep met with an accident at Jhaulek near Vijaypur along the Jayaprithvi Highway in ward 8 of Patan Municipality on Monday.

The jeep was heading to Dadeldhura from Motinagar in Baitadi when it plunged around 300 metres off the road at around 10:30am, police said.

Police estimate that ten people were travelling in the vehicle at the time of the accident. By the time police reached the site, locals had already rescued the injured and sent them to Dadeldhura Hospital.

Police Inspector Suraj Singh, spokesperson for the District Police office, Baitadi, said only the bodies of the three deceased were found at the scene. “The identities of the deceased have not yet been established,” he said, adding that all three were men.

Police said coordination is ongoing with Dadeldhura Hospital to obtain details of the injured. An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the accident and the exact number of passengers in the jeep.