Five dead, one injured in Baglung pickup truck accident

Baglung, November 11 – The identities of the five individuals who died in a tragic pickup truck accident this morning near Jaidi, Jamini Municipality-7, Baglung, have been revealed.

The accident occurred when a pickup truck, traveling from Chhisti in Jamini Municipality-8 towards the district headquarters, Baglung Bazar, plunged off the road.

The vehicle, with registration number GA 2 CHA 9247, was involved in the accident near the Byarthala area of Jaidi at around dawn today. Along with the driver, five people lost their lives in the crash.

The deceased have been identified as 38-year-old Mahendra Pun, the driver from Jamini-8; 20-year-old Rashmi Shreesh, 50-year-old Nandakali Pun, 17-year-old Niraj Shreesh, and 75-year-old Kul Prasad Shreesh, all local residents of Jamini-8.

Additionally, 45-year-old Ganga Bahadur Shreesh, also from Jamini-8, sustained injuries in the accident and is being treated at a nearby hospital.

According to Keshav Thapa, Inspector and Information Officer at the District Police Office, the pickup truck fell more than 100 meters from the road.