KATHMANDU: On Sunday evening, a tragic accident occurred when a jeep (Ra 1 Ja 770) en route from Tulsipur to Salyan crashed at Shantinagar Rural Municipality-1, Handichar in Dang district. There was one fatality and six injuries from the collision. The deceased has been identified as Yam Bahadur KC, 46, of Tribeni Rural Municipality-3, Todke.

Among the injured, two individuals, Parvati KC, and Sarita Khadka, were critically affected and were transported to Nepalgunj Nursing Home for treatment. The other injured, Aishwarya KC, Rekha Oli, Rojika Oli, and Lila Bastola, sustained minor injuries and are receiving care at Rapti Province Hospital in Tulsipur.

DSP Ram Prasad Timilsina of the District Police Office (DPO), Dang, reported that the driver of the jeep had fled the scene following the accident.