Seven persons were killed and five others injured today when a jeep they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell some 200 metres down the slope in Dadeldhura district of far-western Nepal.
Five passengers were killed on the spot and two others succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment at Dadeldhura Sub-regional Hospital, police said.
Five others sustained serious injuries in the mishap.
The incident occurred after the ill-fated jeep skidded off the road and fell some 200 metres down the hilly road at Thulokhola of Bagargoth in the district this afternoon.
The jeep was heading towards district headquarters from Bhageshwor.S
Police said the accident occurreddue to the driver's negligence.
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