According to the area police office, Telok, the vehicle number P1-01-001 J 3470, which was going to Angkhop from Dhang Dhange waterfall in Sidingwa Rural Municipality through Tharpu of Panchthar, fell down about two hundred meters from the road.
One person died on the spot and six others were injured when a Bolero vehicle crashed in Sidingwa Rural Municipality-3 Angkhop on Tuesday evening.
According to the area police office, Telok, the vehicle No. P1-01-001 J 3470, which was going to Angkhop from Dhang Dhange waterfall in Sidingwa Rural Municipality through Tharpu of Panchthar, fell down about 200 meters from the road.
According to Police Inspector and Information Officer Vivek Basnet of District Police Office Taplejung, 60-year-old Lok Bahadur Kunwar, resident of Sidingwa-3 Angkhop, died on the spot. 60-year-old Lok Bahadur Chauhan and 45-year-old Prakash Chauhan of Angkhop were seriously injured.
30-year-old Srijan Chauhan, 4-year-old Priyans Chauhan, 40-year-old driver Prakash Suwang, 3-year-old Priyansa Chauhan were injured, police said. All the injured are being treated at Sablakhu health post.
The police said that the car had an accident at 6:30 p.m. The police team under the leadership of Sub-Inspector Pradeep Bista of Sablakhu Police Station and the locals took the injured to Sablakhu Health Post for treatment.
