Auto accident in Jajarkot kills two, injures three

An auto (three-wheeler) accident in Jajarkot has killed two people and injured three others.

Police said the deceased are 17-year-old Santosh Bika and 55-year-old Ramesh Bika, both of Nalgad Municipality-9. The condition of the three injured is said to be serious.

According to Jajarkot Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Buddhisagar Puri, the accident occurred around 11:15 am on Asoj 31. The auto was travelling from Radi in Athbiskot Municipality-11 of Rukum West towards Nalgad in Jajarkot.

In the accident, which occurred on the Bheri Corridor road section, the auto fell about 65 metres down a slope.