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.






