Three persons died in a jeep accident at Badki in Hima Rural Municipality-1 of Jumla district along the Nagma Gamgadi road stretch on Wednesday.

According to the District Police Office, Jumla, the ill-fated jeep (Bhe 1 Ja 865) belonging to the Bulbule Yatayat was returning after picking a patient at Narakot, Sinja when the incident occurred.

The deceased have been identified as Lale Sarki, 30, of Tila-3, his wife Janaki Sarki and their eight-month-old daughter Mahima Sarki.

DSP Sitaram Rijal, Chief at the District Police Office, Jumla, said that four persons were injured in the incident. An ambulance has already been deployed to bring the injured persons to the Karnali Academy of Health Sciences.

The injured persons are said to be in critical condition.

The incident occurred after the jeep fell some 200 metres down the road.