Seven Injured as EV Vehicle Crashes on Karnali Highway in Jumla

Jumla. Seven people, including the driver, were injured when an EV vehicle met with an accident in the Dhaulapani area of Tatopani Rural Municipality-6 along the Karnali Highway on Thursday afternoon.

According to Shalik Ram Khanal, Information Officer at the District Police Office, Jumla, the EV vehicle with registration number Ve 1 Ja 818, traveling from Jumla Bazaar towards Nagma, collided with a tractor with registration number Pra 02-001 Ta 0190, causing the EV to fall about 30-40 meters down the road into a field.

Seven people, including the driver, were injured in the accident. Information Officer Khanal stated that all the injured were rescued and sent to the Karnali Academy of Health Sciences in Jumla for treatment.

Among the injured, Menuka Budha, 35, a resident of Tila Rural Municipality-1, sustained serious injuries to her forehead and head, while Dharmendra Rokaya, 22, from Hima Rural Municipality-2, suffered serious injuries to his face.

Information Officer Khanal mentioned that the condition of the other injured individuals is moderate to minor. The driver, Lokesh Khadka, 19, from Tatopani Rural Municipality-2, sustained injuries around his leg and eye.

Similarly, the police reported that Maya Nepali, 32, from Patarasi Rural Municipality-4, suffered an internal head injury, and Puni Sunar, 45, from Lita of Tatopani-3, sustained chest injuries.

Additionally, Tekendra Rawat, 20, Paras Rawat, 20, and Dharmendra Rokaya, 22, from Hima Rural Municipality-2 (an election police officer on duty), sustained minor to moderate injuries.

A police team from the Hanku Police Post, Jumla, was deployed immediately after receiving information about the incident. The District Police Office, Jumla, stated that further investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.