9 injured in Baitadi jeep accident

Dhangadhi: Nine people have been injured in a jeep accident in the Baitadi district. The jeep (No. 1 Cha 1116) heading to Dehimadu from Surkal met with an accident near Dehimadu on Monday morning. Among the injured, jeep driver Janak Bahadur Chand, 28, of Melauli Municipality-3 has been critically injured, according to police.

The condition of the other injured is said to be normal. He is undergoing treatment at the district hospital. According to the traffic police, the jeep overturned on the hilly unpaved road and the brakes failed. The jeep backed up and overturned on the road.