2 people were killed and 14 people in the vehicle were injured when a pick-up jeep carrying passengers from Butiwang market fell off the road into a field. Three of the injured are serious.

The deceased are 75-year-old Bhimkumari Budha of Dhorpatan Municipality-2 and 73-year-old Nar Bahadur Karki of Nisikhola Rural Municipality-1. They were declared dead when they were taken to the hospital for treatment.

The police said that the jeep fell at Batsedanda of Dhorpatan-5 around 5.30 pm on Friday. Deputy Superintendent of Police Basant Pandey informed that the jeep numbered 01-001 Ch 1775 of Lumbini Province fell down about 50 meters from the road. It is said that there are 16 people in the vehicle. 

In the incident, 27-year-old driver Govind Thapa, 18-year-old Lumbini Mahat and 23-year-old Indra Kunwar of Dhorpatan-2 were seriously injured. In the same incident, 29-year-old Nirmaya Khatri, 38-year-old Devi Pariyar, 53-year-old Durgi Darji, 12-year-old Anju Pariyar, 8-year-old Biano Budha, 5-year-old Binay Budha, 75-year-old Manakumari Thapa, 21-year-old Tikakumari Kunwar were also injured. 35-year-old Dalli Bik of Ward No. 5, 30-year-old Tanmaya Kunwar and 11-year-old Shisir Karki of Ward No. 1 are also injured.