Two killed, nine injured in jeep accident in Rukum West

Rukum West, September 13, 2026 — Two people were killed and nine others injured after a jeep fell about 50 metres off the road at Deutakhola in Sanibheri Rural Municipality-6 of Rukum West.

The deceased have been identified as jeep driver Sundar Khadka Magar of Rugha in Tribeni Rural Municipality-1 and Prem Kala Pun, around 16, of Sanibheri Rural Municipality-6, according to the District Police Office, Rukum West.

The jeep, bearing registration number Lu 1 Cha 6029, was travelling from Kotgaun of Sanibheri-6 towards Simli when it plunged off the road at Deutakhola.

District Police Office Deputy Superintendent of Police Bed Bahadur Paudel said two of the injured were airlifted to Provincial Hospital, Surkhet, by a Nepali Army helicopter. Preparations were also underway to airlift two other injured passengers for further treatment.

The remaining injured passengers are receiving treatment at the local Municipality Hospital in Simli.

According to the preliminary police assessment, 13 people, including the driver, were travelling in the jeep when the accident occurred. The identities of all the passengers had not yet been established at the time of reporting.

Police, local residents and other responders were involved in the rescue and treatment of the injured.

A contemporaneous report said three to four of the injured were in serious condition and that arrangements were being made to transport critically injured passengers to Surkhet for further treatment.