Surkhet, October 25, 2026 — Surkhet recorded the highest number of road accident deaths and injuries among Karnali Province’s 10 districts during the fiscal year 2025/26, according to provincial police records.
Data maintained by the Karnali Province Police Office in Surkhet show that 37 people died in road accidents in the district, including 24 men, nine women and four boys.
Rukum Paschim recorded 22 fatalities, comprising 12 men, four women, two boys and four girls. Salyan reported 21 deaths, including 17 men, three women and one boy, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Ram Prasad Gharti Magar of the provincial police office.
Kalikot recorded 13 deaths, including 11 men, one woman and one girl. Dailekh reported 12 fatalities, comprising eight men, three women and one boy, while Jajarkot recorded nine deaths, including seven men, one woman and one boy.
Eight people died in road accidents in Humla, including five men, one woman, one boy and one girl. Jumla recorded four deaths, comprising three men and one boy. Six men died in Dolpa, while Mugu recorded three fatalities, all men, Gharti said.
