Udaipur. 15 people, including the driver, were injured when a Bolero jeep met with an accident on the Siddicharan Highway in Maruwa, Katari Municipality-4 of Udaipur. According to the police, the jeep went out of control due to brake failure and fell down about 10 meters from the road.
According to Rajan Chapagain, Chief Superintendent of Police, District Police Office, Udaipur, the Bolero Jeep No. 3-01-023 Ch 6506 met with an accident after the brake failed.
In the accident, 29-year-old driver Nirpa Bahadur Khadka of Katari municipality-11 and passengers from Udaipur, Jhapa, Makwanpur, Mahottari and Sindhuli were injured. Among the injured are children and senior citizens.
All the injured are being treated at Katari Hospital. Among the injured, 71-year-old Ram Bahadur Magar of Katari Municipality-2 has been sent to Biratnagar for further treatment, police said.
The driver Khadka, who sustained minor injuries in the accident, was taken into custody by the police after treatment. According to the District Police Office, Udaipur, further investigation is being conducted into the actual cause of the accident, although it appears that the brakes failed in the initial investigation.