One Dead in Jeep Accident in Panchthar
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- Driver Gopal Bhattarai died in a single-cabin pickup accident in Archale, Yangwarak Rural Municipality-6, Panchthar.
- The accident occurred when the vehicle started rolling in neutral while the driver stopped to urinate, and an attempt to apply brakes failed, police said.
- Two other passengers were outside urinating and are reportedly safe.
May 22 – Panchthar: A single-cabin pickup met with a fatal accident in Archale, Ward No. 6, Yangwarak Rural Municipality, Panchthar, resulting in the driver’s death.
According to DSP Anish Karn, chief of the District Police Office, Panchthar, the deceased has been identified as 35-year-old Gopal Bhattarai from Ward 5, Bahradashi Rural Municipality, Jhapa.
Police reports indicate that the vehicle, left in neutral when the driver stopped to urinate, began to roll downhill. An attempt to apply the brakes was unsuccessful, and the vehicle went off the road with the driver.
The other two passengers were outside urinating at the time and are safe.
The pickup was stopped at Archale while transporting oxen and calves from Changthapu towards Faleulung. The vehicle bears the registration number Pra 1-01-002 Cha 1569.