Separate road accidents in four districts kill eight in 24 hours

Separate road accidents in Kapilvastu, Bardiya, Dailekh and Nuwakot over the past 24 hours have killed eight people, the Central Police News Room said. Four others were injured in the accidents.

In Bidur Municipality-9 of Nuwakot, three people were killed on Monday when a motorcycle carrying paying passengers met with an accident. The motorcycle, which was heading from Bhairamkot towards Trishuli, went out of control and fell off the road.

In a jeep accident at Kafaltoli in Gurans Rural Municipality-1 of Dailekh, two of the six people injured died while undergoing treatment. Among the dead was the jeep's driver, a 22-year-old man from Sannitriveni Rural Municipality-7 of Kalikot.

Police said deaths also occurred in separate accidents in Maharajgunj Municipality of Kapilvastu and in Bardiya.