Two Killed, Two Injured in Jeep Accident in Arghakhanchi

Two people lost their lives and two others were injured in a road accident early this morning in Malarani Rural Municipality-3 of Arghakhanchi district.

According to the District Police Office, the accident occurred when a jeep (Lu 2 Cha 2990) en route to Khandaha from Lutipokhari veered off the road and plunged approximately 200 meters down a hillside.

The deceased have been identified as the driver, Dilip Khanal, 22, and Balkrishna Rijal, 21, both residents of Malarani-4.

The injured—Bhuwan Pokharel and Basanta Pokharel, both 17 and also from Malarani-4—are currently receiving treatment at Lumbini Provincial Hospital in Butwal. Their condition has not been disclosed.

An investigation into the cause of the accident is underway, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Chakra Bahadur Malla, Chief of the District Police Office.