Salyan, Sept. 16 -- Four people, including three members of a single family from Salyan district, died in a jeep accident in Kotkhai, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India, on Monday.

The deceased are 37-year-old Rajesh Bista, 47-year-old Dilli Bahadur Shahi, 37-year-old Akendra Shahi, and 24-year-old Laxmi Shahi, all residents of ward 4 in Kumakh Rural Municipality. Ward chair Shobhil Lal Bista said the victims were travelling for work when the vehicle crashed, killing all four on the spot.

The three family members had gone to India for labour work after completing rice transplantation, while Laxmi had left for work a year ago. They had planned to return home for Dashain.

Post-mortems are underway, and arrangements are being made to bring t...