1 October, Khotang. Three teenage girls of Khotang have lost their lives and three others have gone missing due to a jeep accident in Sanghar during Dashain-Tihar.
While returning home from Kathmandu on October 1 to celebrate Dashain Tihar, three teenage girls died when a jeep number 1 J 2976 met with an accident in Fikkal Rural Municipality-6, Nagthan, Sindhuli.
21-year-old Yupana Rai, 18-year-old Kabya Rai and 16-year-old Swastika Vishwakarma of Khotehang Rural Municipality-6 Indrenipokhari died on the spot when the jeep plying on Madhyapahari Lokmarg fell into the Sunkosi about 200 meters below the road.
According to the injured driver, three passengers have gone missing in Sunkoshi. According to District Police Office Khotang Deputy Superintendent of Police Prakash Budhathoki, those missing are 28-year-old Hari Purkuti, 26-year-old Santosh Kumar Mugrati and 22-year-old Apsara Rai from Laphad.
In the accident, jeep driver Ashish Bisht, 29, of Okhaldhunga, 38-year-old Mejkan Rai of Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Municipality-3 Bamrang, daughter Siwani Rai, 12, and Ankit Vishwakarma, 13, of Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Municipality-1 Diktel were injured. The memory of the injured is serious.
On October 1st, at around 2:30 in the morning, the jeep from Kathmandu met with an accident after reaching Sindhuli. The cause of the accident is yet to be revealed. According to the police, accidents occur due to drivers sitting restlessly, over speeding, etc. during the festival.
It was difficult to identify the deceased and the missing as there was no record of the names, addresses and contact details of the passengers in the jeep. The identity was revealed only after relatives reached the spot.
