Six dead in Sunsari jeep accident

Kathmandu, July 3

An Indian Scorpio Jeep has met with an accident in Koshi Rural Municipality-4 in Koshi district, killing six persons, this morning. The jeep (BR 06 PB 6498) was going towards west on the East-West Highway when it met with the accident.

The District Police Office confirmed that six passengers had lost their lives in the accident.

Among the dead, police have identified only two: 40-year-old Sanjeeb Kumar and Gonu Kumar who hail from Supaul district in Bihar, clarified DSP Narayan Prassad Chimoriya.

The District Police Office also added that the jeep met with the accident killing three on the spot after the driver lost control. The other three were rushed to Golden Hospital in Biratnagar, where they lost their lives during treatment.

Police add that the bodies of people who died on the spot are kept at the District Hospital in Inaruwa while the other bodies have been kept at Golden Hospital in Biratnagar.

Four other have been injured due to the crash.

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