Seven killed in accident in Nepal

March 11, 2014 09:49 am | Updated May 19, 2016 07:48 am IST - Kathmandu

At least seven people were killed and six others injured on Tuesday in an accident in Western Nepal when the jeep they were travelling in veered off the road and plunged 200 metres down into a stream.

The accident happened in Fulbari Village of Dang district where the jeep carrying 13 passengers veered off the road and plunged down.

The jeep was headed to Amiliya from Tulsipur when the accident took place and it fell 200 metres down in to a stream.

The driver of the jeep and five passengers who were injured in the accident have been taken to Nepalgunj Municipality for medical treatment, police said.

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