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3 killed, 5 injured in Dailekh SUV accident
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3 killed, 5 injured in Dailekh SUV accident

From OnlineKhabar English · () English

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  • Three people died and five were injured in a sport utility vehicle accident in Dailekh district, Nepal.
  • The SUV was traveling from Surkhet to Shubhakalika Rural Municipality when it crashed in Bhairabi Rural Municipality.
  • Two seriously injured passengers were referred to a provincial hospital, while three others are receiving treatment locally.

A tragic SUV accident in Dailekh district, Nepal, claimed the lives of three individuals and left five others injured. The victims, identified as the driver Kal Bahadur Rokaya, 35, Mitra Sunar, 39, and Pultisara BK, 60, were pronounced dead at the District Hospital after sustaining critical injuries.

The vehicle, bearing registration number Su Pra 01001 Cha 4964, was en route from Surkhet to Shubhakalika Rural Municipality when the crash occurred in Kalgaudi, Bhairabi Rural Municipality-7. The injured were immediately transported to the District Hospital in Dailekh for treatment.

Three people have died in an SUV accident in Dailekh district.

โ€” DSP Shrawan Kumar BKChief of the District Police Office, Dailekh, confirming the fatalities.

According to DSP Shrawan Kumar BK, chief of the District Police Office, Dailekh, two passengers with severe injuries were transferred to Karnali Province Hospital for further care. These individuals have been identified as Nain Sunar, 45, and Sumat BK, 27. The remaining three injured individuals are currently receiving treatment at the Dailekh District Hospital.

A police team led by DSP BK is investigating the incident at the accident site. The bodies of the deceased have been kept at the District Hospital, Dailekh.

The victims were declared dead by doctors after sustaining critical injuries in the crash.

โ€” DSP Shrawan Kumar BKChief of the District Police Office, Dailekh, explaining the condition of the deceased upon arrival at the hospital.
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