Kathmandu, October 26
Five people have died and four others have been seriously injured after a Scorpio SUV plunged off the road in Daboukhani, Kaligandaki Rural Municipality-2, along the Kaligandaki Corridor in Gulmi district.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Birendra Bishwakarma of the District Police Office, the injured have been taken to hospital, while efforts are underway to retrieve the bodies of those killed at the scene.
The accident occurred at around 4 pm on Monday when the SUV, bearing registration number Ba A 0220, was travelling from Chirkot in Syangja district towards Rakset in Gulmi. The vehicle plunged approximately 250 metres below the road.
The injured were taken to Kaligandaki Community Hospital in Mirmi, Syangja, for treatment, police said.
The identities of the deceased and injured have yet to be confirmed. Further details of the incident are awaited.
