Three dead in Kalikot road accident

KATHMANDU: Three individuals died in a jeep accident in Kalikot district late on Saturday evening.

The jeep, which was traveling from Chauki Bazaar on the Behuli-Pantadi road section of Kalikot to Haudi, met with an accident at Kabiram in Shubhakalika Rural Municipality-6, as per the police.

The deceased individuals have been identified as jeep driver Harka Bishwakarma (30) from Shubhakalika-2, Ram Bahadur Shahi (31) from Shubhakalika-8, and Gopal Salami Magar from Naumule-3 in Dailekh, stated Jayashwar Rimal, chief of the District Police Office, Kalikot.

“Only those three were on board. Since the accident occurred near midnight and there are no witnesses, it is not clear what caused the accident,” added Rimal.