Death toll in Bajhang jeep accident has reached three after vehicle driver Lal Bahadur Bhandari, 35, of Kedarsyu Rural Municipality-1 breathed his last while being rushed to the District Hospital for treatment, the District Police Office, Bajhang, informed.

Earlier, Birendra Bahadur Singh, 45, and his wife Jala Devi Singh, 38, of Dandagaun, Chabispathibhara Rural Municipality-4 had lost their lives in the incident.

At least six persons were injured in the incident. Among them, Sobhan Dhami, 45, of Chabispathibhara Rural Municipality-5 and Ganesh Nepali of Chabispathibhara Rural Municipality-3 are said to be in critical condition, the District Police Office said.

They have been refered to Nepalgunj for further treatment.

Similarly, two-year-old Bhupendra Singh, son of deceased Birendra Singh, Pashupati Nepali, 27, of Chabispathibhara-3 and seven-month-old daughter of Ganesh Nepali, Muskan are undergoing treatment at the District Hospital.

The ill-fated four-wheeler (Se 1 Ja 837) was heading towards Byansi from Bhande Bazaar when the incident occurred at Netakhan in Chabispathibhara Rural Municipality-4 of the district on Wednesday.

The reason behind the accident is yet to be ascertained.

A pall of gloom has enveloped the Byansi Village after two members of a family lost their lives in the accident, rural Municipality Chairman Akkal Bahadur Dhami said.