Three persons were killed and five others were injured when a passenger jeep fell some 300 meters down the road in Jhirubas-7 in Palpa district.

The jeep (Lu 1 Ja 2647) was heading to Rampur municipality from Jhirubas when the accident happened, police said. The injured persons are said to be in critical condition.

Rampur Inspector Shiva Sharma Acharya informed that since the accident occurred at 1 am in the morning, the reason behind the accident has not been ascertained.

The deceased have been identified as Guru Raj Singh Thakuri, Jham Bahadur Pata and Yubaraj Khamcha, all of of Dharke Singh, Jhiribuas. Thakur and Pata died on the spot while Khamcha breathed his last while being rushed to hospital.