Mangalbare, Dec 1

Two persons died in a jeep accident occurred at Lumde of Phakphokthum Rural Municipality in Ilam district on Monday evening.

The dead one is Dinesh Limbu from Mai Municipality-9 while another victim is yet to be identified. The jeep (Ko 2 Cha 15) was heading to Damak, Jhapa from Ranke bazaar of Ilam, according to police.

The area police office chief Nabinraj Rai informed that two others- Sachin Rai and Bikash Tamang- were also injured in the jeep accident. They were taken to Ilam Hospital for the treatment.