Three Indians killed in road accident

Three Indian nationals were killed and two others injured today when their jeep skidded off the road and fell 200 metres into a gorge in southern Nepal.

The accident took place in Kulekhani village in Makwanpur district.

Two persons died on the spot and another succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment in a hospital in the capital, according to police.

The dead have been identified as Ghanshyam Prasad (60) and Deviyanti Devi (63), both members of a family from Ranchi who were going to Kathmandu.

"The jeep with the Indian registration number fell around 200 metres down the road at around 4 pm today," police said.
 

Two other injured boys are undergoing treatment in the Kathmandu hospital.