Dhangadhi, November 4
Two people were killed and six others injured when an SUV met with an accident in Bajhang on Wednesday morning. Five of the injured are in critical condition.
The SUV, bearing registration number Su Pa Pra 01-001 Cha 4376, met with the accident at around 10 am while heading towards Kanda Chaur in Kedarsyun Rural Municipality-7.
According to DSP Tek Bahadur Jora, chief of the District Police Office in Bajhang, the deceased have been identified as 27-year-old Pavita Dhami and 40-year-old Gopal Dhami, both from Kanda Chaur in Kedarsyun Rural Municipality-7.
The critically injured have been identified as 45-year-old Prem Bahadur Dhami, 32-year-old Ramesh Dhami, 26-year-old Ramesh Dhami, 42-year-old Sharda Dhami Jagri of Durgathali Rural Municipality-6 and 42-year-old Ram Kumar Dhami from the same locality.
Similarly, 22-year-old Rekha Dhami of Kedarsyun Rural Municipality-7 sustained moderate injuries.
According to police, the SUV, driven by around 31-year-old Mohan Dhami of Bungal Municipality-2, plunged around 100 metres off the road after its brakes failed on an inner road section.
The injured have been sent to the District Hospital Bajhang for treatment. Police said further details of the accident are awaited.
