According to Rolpa police, the pilgrims in the jeep were coming from Rukum to perform puja on Friday, the full moon day, at Jaljala.
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17 people have died in a jeep accident in Jaljala, Rolpa. According to Nepal Police, 17 people have died after a jeep traveling from Rukum East fell off a cliff in Jaljala, Thabang Rural Municipality-1.
The jeep met with an accident on a hill on the border of Thabang Rural Municipality-1 and 4. According to Rolpa Police, the pilgrims were coming from Rukum to perform puja on Friday in Jaljala. The full details of the incident are yet to come.
According to Sunil Thapa Nepali, Information Officer of the District Police Office, Rolpa, rescue operations are currently underway. Police teams have been deployed from Uwa and Thabang police stations for rescue, he informed Kantipur. He said, 'The full details of the incident are yet to come as phone contact could not be made. It is also not clear how many passengers were in the jeep.'
The police suspect that the accident may have occurred due to the slippery road due to the rain.
