Six people have died after a vehicle met with an accident along the Kaligandaki Corridor road section at Dabaukhani in Kaligandaki Rural Municipality-2, Gulmi.
Five people died at the scene, while another died during treatment.
The identities of all six deceased have been established.
According to Police Inspector Sudeep Nepali of the District Police Office, Gulmi, those who died at the scene included Loknath Pandey, approximately 50, originally from Sirkot in Kaligandaki Rural Municipality-1, Gulmi, and currently residing in Waling, Syangja; Sita Pandey from the same locality; and Kulananda Pandey, whose age was not known.
The driver, 67-year-old Dilip Kumar Bagale of Waling Municipality-2, Syangja, and 60-year-old Shiva Parajuli of Waling-10 also died at the accident site, Inspector Nepali said.
Nita Bagale, a resident of Waling-2 who was injured in the accident, died while receiving treatment at Kaligandaki Community Hospital in Mirmi, Syangja.
Chhabilal Pandey of Sirkot in Kaligandaki-1, Gulmi; approximately 55-year-old Gomata Pandey of Waling, Syangja; and Bal Krishna Subedi of Waling-10 were injured in the accident.
Police said that Chhabilal Pandey and Bal Krishna Subedi are receiving treatment at Kaligandaki Community Hospital in Mirmi, while Gomata Pandey is being treated at Mission Hospital in Palpa.
A police team led by Deputy Superintendent of Police Birendra Bir Bishwakarma, the district police spokesperson, has been deployed to the scene for rescue operations.
The accident occurred around 4 p.m. on Monday when the vehicle, bearing registration number Ba 0220, was traveling from Chirkot in Syangja to Rakse in Gulmi.
According to police, the vehicle fell approximately 200 meters below the road.
Police said that further investigation into the accident is underway.
