KATHMANDU: Five people were injured in a taxi accident at Siureni in Siranchok Rural Municipality-2 of Gorkha district today. According to the District Police Office, Gorkha, two of the injured are in critical condition.
The incident occurred at approximately 11:30 a.m. when the taxi, bearing registration number Bagmati Province 01-002 Ja 7688, was traveling from Chitrepokhari towards Siureni. The vehicle, which was parked on the side of a dirt road, reportedly rolled backward and plunged about 40 meters down the slope.
The five injured individuals include the driver, 40-year-old Bir Bahadur Gurung of Siranchok-5, and passengers 32-year-old Manju Pariyar, 50-year-old Gitamaya Pariyar, 20-year-old Anjana Achhami, and 30-year-old Gita Pariyar, all residents of Siranchok-2.
All victims are currently receiving medical treatment at the Provincial Hospital in Gorkha. Police have stated that an investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.
