Six injured as jeep carrying patient plunges off road in Dailekh

Summary

Six people, including a patient being taken to Surkhet for treatment after consuming poison, were injured when a Bolero jeep plunged about 200 metres off the Karnali Highway in Dailekh. Police said the vehicle went off the road near Kaphaltoli in Gurans Rural Municipality and the injured were rushed to Surkhet for care.

Key Points
  • A Bolero jeep carrying a patient from Kalikot to Surkhet crashed off the Karnali Highway in Dailekh early Monday morning.
  • The vehicle plunged around 200 metres off the road near Kaphaltoli in Gurans Rural Municipality-1 at about 5:30 AM.
  • Six people, including the patient, were injured, and the driver was reported seriously injured.
  • All of the injured were sent to Surkhet for treatment while police investigate the accident.
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