Six people were killed and three others injured when a Scorpio SUV plunged off the road at Daboukhani in Kaligandaki Rural Municipality-2, along the Kaligandaki Corridor in Nepal's Gulmi district, on Monday.

Source: Online Khabar via Hamro Patro

The vehicle, which was travelling from Syangja towards Rakse in Gulmi, left the road at around 4 p.m. and fell about 250 metres down the slope, according to reports from the scene. Five occupants died at the spot. A sixth passenger, Nita Bagale, later died while receiving treatment at Kaligandaki Community Hospital in Mirmi, Syangja, taking the toll from the five deaths initially reported to six.

Source: 2 Days Bulletin

Those killed were identified as Dilip Kumar Bagale, 67, of Waling Municipality-2 in Syangja; Shiva Parajuli, 60, of Waling Municipality-10; and Loknath Pandey, Sita Pandey and Kulananda Pandey, all originally from Sirkot in Kaligandaki Rural Municipality-1 in Gulmi, besides Nita Bagale, who died in hospital.

The three injured survivors were identified as Chhabilal Pandey, who was reported to be in a critical condition, Gomata Pandey and Balkrishna Subedi of Waling in Syangja. They were taken to medical centres for treatment, with some requiring transfer to other hospitals.

Local residents joined police personnel from Purtighat Police Post, the Ridi Area Police Office and the Gulmi District Police Office in the rescue effort, pulling the occupants from the crash site on the steep terrain. Police said an investigation into the cause of the accident is under way.