Death toll in Syangja jeep plunge reaches six

WALING: The death toll in the Syangja jeep accident has reached six.

The latest victim of the accident is a 50-year-old Ganga Bahadur Dala of Waling-12 who died today morning at Gandaki Medical College in Pokhara, said Padam Raj Thapa, Spokesperson at District Police Office.

The other five injured in the accident are receiving treatment at the hospital, he said.

A jeep (Ga 1 Ja 7399) heading to Bayantari from Waling Municipality-12 skidded off the road and fell around 200 meters at Phirphire on Sunday morning, killing six including Dala and injuring five, said the police. RSS