Kathmandu. One person was killed and five others were seriously injured in a jeep accident in Dailekh district of Surkhet.

The jeep that was heading towards Surkhet with oxygen cylinders from Kalikot fell some 300 meters down from the Karnali Highway at Gurans Rural Municipality-1 in Dailekh district on Monday morning. The deceased has been identified as Rane Sarki, 41, of Sannitriveni Rural Municipality-6 in Kalikot district.

He was seriously injured in the accident and died while undergoing treatment. According to the police, the jeep (Karnali Province 02-001 Cha 1215) lost control and fell off the road at around 5.30 am. The jeep driver Yogesh Simkhada, 22, Gang Sarki, 18, and Tapendra Simkhada, 21, of Sanni Tribeni-7 were seriously injured in the incident.

Similarly, 36-year-old Jadukal Sarki and 27-year-old Kaisi Sarki of Sannitribeni-6 were also injured. All of them suffered injuries on different parts of their bodies, police said. All the injured were rescued immediately after the accident and sent to Surkhet for treatment. Further investigation into the accident is underway, police said.