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Driver killed in jeep plunge
The driver of a jeep carrying the Federal Socialist Forum Nepal cadres was killed when it veered off the road and plunged into a ravine in Gaur, Rautahat on Saturday night.The driver of a jeep carrying the Federal Socialist Forum Nepal cadres was killed when it veered off the road and plunged into a ravine in Gaur, Rautahat on Saturday night. Seven people were injured in the incident.
The deceased is Gopal Raya Yadav of East Champaran, Bihar state of India. The Bolero jeep bearing Indian registration number plate (BR 01 PV 3933) fell into the Bhakuwakhola ravine.
Among those injured, two are undergoing treatment at a local hospital while the rest have been taken to the Narayani Sub-regional Hospital in Birgunj for further treatment, police said. The party cadres were returning after participating in the door-to-door election campaign of Kiran Sah who is the Forum Nepal's House of Representatives election candidate from Rautahat constituency-2.