Man dies in jeep plunge

Darchula - A man was killed when a jeep skidded off the road and fell around 100 meters at Mahakali Municipality-9 in the district today.

The deceased has been identified the vehicle owner Bhupendra Badu, 24, of the same locality. 

Driver of the ill-fated vehicle Dev Ram Koli, seriously injured, has been rushed to the District Hospital, the police said, adding that sleep deprivation on the driver may have caused the accident. 

Only the two were travelling in the jeep (Se 1 Ja 596) that headed to Malikarjun from the district headquarters Khalanga.