Two persons died while nine others sustained injuries in a jeep accident at Deutakhola in Sanibheri Rural  Municipality of Rukum West. 

The deceased have been identified as a jeep driver Sundar Khadka Magar of Rugha, Tribeni Rural Municipality-1, and Prem Kala Pun of around 16 years of Sanibheri-6, according to the District Police Office, Rukum West. 

Among the injured, two were airlifted to Provincial Hospital, Surkhet by a Nepal Army (NA) helicopter, said Deputy Superintendent of Police, Bed Bahadur Paudel. 

Until the filing of this report, preparations were underway to airlift two others by the NA helicopter.  

Others are being treated at a local hospital in Simli, DSP Paudel said 

The preliminary report disclosed that a total of 13 people including the driver were on board the vehicle when the accident occurred.  

The vehicle (Lu 1 Cha 6029)  en route to Simli from Kotgaun of Sanibheri-6 fell some 50 meters down the road, according to the police.