10 killed in jeep accident in remote Nepal

Ten people including a driver died when a jeep veered off the road and fell some 500 meters in a remote district of Nepal on Tuesday morning. In the accident that took place in Dhaulaphat in Uttari Lekhapanta VDC, six passengers were also injured who are undergoing treatment at Beni Hospital. "Eight of them died on spot while two died when they were being rushed to hospital," Pradeep Singh Inspector of Myagdi Police Office told Xinhua. Seven among the 10 dead have been identified so far. The passenger jeep was heading to Beni, the headquarters of Myagdi district, from Nagi of the same district. Magydi Police Post has blamed over-speed for the mishap.