RAMECHHAP, March 31: At least 30 people sustained injuries in a Bolero jeep accident in Ramechhap district on Tuesday morning.
The incident occurred when the jeep (Ba 14 Cha 9498) en route to Ramechhap from Bhaktapur drove off the highway and plunged into gorge at Khadadevi rural municipality-1. Some of the injured are in critical condition.
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Spokesperson at the District Police Office Ramechhap Tekendra Poudel said that the 27 injured have been rushed to Dhulikhel hospital and three are undergoing treatment at a local health facility.
The police have arrested the Bolero driver. "We have launched a probe into the incident," Poudel said.