Ten people died and five others were injured when a vehicle met with an accident at Chisapani Gadhi in Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-6, Makawanpur.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Shailendra Thapa, joint spokesperson for the Armed Police Force (APF), the accident occurred at around 6:10 a.m. on Thursday when a vehicle traveling from Kathmandu to Sarlahi fell about 700 meters from the road.
Thapa said that preliminary reports indicate that 10 of the 15 people traveling in the vehicle died, while five others sustained injuries.
A rescue team from the Armed Police Force Security Base in Bhimphedi, led by an APF deputy superintendent, has been deployed to the accident site. A joint team of Nepal Army and Nepal Police is continuing rescue operations.
DSP Thapa said that further details about the accident are awaited.