Two persons died and one went missing after a jeep they were travelling in skidded off the road and plunged into the Bheri River at Pipalchaur in Athbiskot of Rukum district on Friday.

The deceased have been identified as one-year-old Sijan Buda of Chaurhari Municipality-8 and Kum Bahadur Basnet, 24, of Sakla, Jajarkot.

The identity of the missing person is yet to be ascertained. 

The ill-fated four-wheeler (Ga 1 Ja 206) was heading towards Radibazaar from Chepare of the district when the tragedy occurred.

According to police Inspector Thamman Bahadur Rajali of the District Police Office, Rukum, 11 persons were injured in the accident. They have been sent to the District Hospital Jajarkot and Rimna for treatment.

The reason behind the accident is yet to be established, police said.