Dadeldhura. Four persons died on the spot when a jeep (Se 1 Ja 738) met with an accident at Navadurga rural municipality-5 here this morning.

The deceased have been identified as Suresh Saud, 18, Suresh Parki, 23, Tara Awasthi, 40, and Kalawati Saud, 72.

According to him, the jeep coming from Thanta Bazaar to Dadeldhura district headquarters met with the accident. The injured have been identified as Sushila BK, 18, Prakash BK, 44, Chandra Bahadur Saud, 48, Ram Bahadur Saud, 35, Ganesh Bahadur Saud, 42, and Pratika Parki, 4.

The injured have been taken to Dadeldhura Hospital in the district headquarters for treatment.