Five people were killed and 9 others injured when a jeep skidded off the road and plunged some 150 metres in Okhreni-1 of Ramechhap district on Thursday.

The ill-fated jeep belonging to BP Yatayat Service was en route to Himganga, Ramechhap from Kathmandu when it met with the accident.

Police said the deceased have not been identified yet.

Security personnel with the help of locals have been carrying out rescue work. The number of deceased might increase, according to one Tikaram Lama involved in the rescue efforts.

Inspector Makhan Lal Yadav of District Police Office, Ramechhap, confirmed about the accident.