HUMLA:- Three persons died in a jeep accident near Piplang of Chankheli rural municipality-4, Desi Khola Ghothyan, in Humla today.

The ill fated Bolero jeep with registration number Karnali Province 02001 Cha 1091 was on the way to Surkhet from Melchham Municipality.

In the accident, Basanti Buda of Chankhali Municipality-6 and her daughter and Manbir Buda from same municipality died, according to Chankhali Municipality Chairperson Pyari Lal Shahi.

Other six including Kailash Sira, Chalak Bahadur Lama, Hamendra Rokaya, Hans Buda, Parbati Buda and Bimala Buda are seriously injured. They are being treated in Piplang health post.