As many as eight people died and seven others were injured when a jeep
they were travelling in met with an accident at Jijodamandu-8 of Doti
district on Tuesday. According to the District Police Office, Doti, the
deceased have been identified as Dr Jayraj Panta (62), Gudi Panta (55),
Sabitra Panta (52) of Jijodamandu-8, Doti, Dr Ganesh Panta (61), Keshab
Raj Panta (59), Harina Tamata (36), jeep driver Chetram Balayar of
Banlek-1 and Janaki Tamrakar (17).
Navrata Panta (45), Gaurav Panta (30), Laxmi Nepali (9), Dhan Mabadur
Tamata (38), Kalawati Tamata (38), Anita Tamata (22) and Dhauli Tamata
were injured in the incident. Though all the injured were rushed to the
Dadeldura Hospital, some critically injured have been taken to Dhangadhi
for further treatment. The incident occurred when the jeep (Na 1 Ja
3294) heading towards Jijodamandu from Bangdungrisain veered off the
road and fell some 500 metres down at around 9 pm.
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