Dailekh, November 9, 2026 — One person died and five others were injured when a jeep carrying a patient from Kalikot to Surkhet fell about 300 metres off the road in Dailekh on Monday morning.
The accident occurred at around 5:30 am along the Karnali Highway at Kafaltoli in Gurans Rural Municipality-1. The vehicle, bearing registration number Karnali Province 02-001 Cha 1215, was transporting a patient with oxygen support for treatment in Surkhet when it crashed.
According to the District Police Office, Dailekh, the deceased was 41-year-old Rane Sarki of Sanni Tribeni Rural Municipality-7, Kalikot. He died during treatment after sustaining serious injuries in the accident.
The jeep driver, 22-year-old Yogesh Simkhada, also from Sanni Tribeni-7, was seriously injured. Police said he sustained injuries to various parts of his body and remained in critical condition.
The other injured passengers were identified as 18-year-old Ganga Sarki, 21-year-old Tapendra Simkhada, 36-year-old Jadukal Sarki and 27-year-old Kaisi Sarki. Kaisi was the patient being transported in the vehicle.
All the injured were sent to Surkhet for treatment, police said. Further investigation into the accident is underway.
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