Identities of two persons killed in a jeep accident at Chainpur Municipality-2 of Sankhuwasabha have been established.
They are Bir Bahadur Limbu, 59, of Chainpur-9 and Anish Thuklung of Chainpur-1, said Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office, Kumar Prasad Mainali.
The jeep (Pra 1-001 Cha 8247) heading toward Bihibare from Chainpur met the accident on Sunday evening.
Similarly, four persons—Nim Dorjee Sherpa, 34, of Chainpur-1, nine-year-old Pemba Sherpa, Bhim Bahadur Thulung, 45, of Chainpur Maidane and Dipesh Majhi, 28, of Phidim municipality-4 in Panchthar municipality-4 were injured in the incident.
Nim Dorjee, Bhim Bahadur and Dipesh have been taken to the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences for further treatment. Reason behind the incident is yet to be known, and further investigation into it is underway, said the police.
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