12 people were injured in a jeep accident near Dasharathchand Municipality-4 Shahilek in Baitadi.

Police Inspector Baldev Badu, Spokesperson of District Police Office, Baitadi, said that the jeep number SE1J 245 of Ugratara Transport, which was going from Gothlapani to Khodpe, had an accident near the road to Ishwariganga before reaching Shahilek at 2 pm on Wednesday. 

"All the injured are being treated at District Hospital Baitadi," he said, "We are taking the driver Roshan Bhatt under control and understanding the cause of the accident." Driver Bhatt's health condition is normal. 

The condition of three of the injured is serious, but the condition of the others is normal, police said.