KATHMANDU: Three people died and two were injured after a Hilux vehicle traveling from Surkhet to Rara Lake crashed in Mugu on Sunday. The incident occurred on a dirt road in Chhayanath Rara Municipality-7, Topla, according to the District Police Office, Mugu.
The vehicle, bearing registration number Ba 17 Cha 1864, fell approximately 600 meters from the road. The deceased have been identified as 50-year-old Bijay Basnet, 54-year-old Ramesh Bidari, and 50-year-old Purna Kumar Thapa, all residents of Kalanki, Kathmandu. Medical personnel declared them dead upon arrival at the district hospital.
The two injured passengers, 54-year-old Anju Thapa and 58-year-old Kanchan Thapa-both from Lalitpur Metropolitan City-15-are currently receiving treatment at the Mugu District Hospital. Police reported that Kanchan Thapa was driving the vehicle at the time of the accident. A total of five people were on board.
Rescue operations were conducted by local residents and police teams led by Deputy Superintendent of Police Rabiraj Thapaliya from the District Police Office, Mugu, and Sub-Inspector of Police Dambar Bahadur Adhikari from the Talcha Airport Security Guard.
