Nepal, Oct. 26 -- Fifteen people were injured when a Bolero jeep crashed along the Siddhicharan Highway at Maruwa in Katari Municipality-4, Udayapur, police said.

According to police, the jeep, bearing registration number Pra 3-01-023 Cha 6506, fell about 10 meters off the road after its brakes failed.

The injured include jeep driver Nirpa Bahadur Khadka, 29, of Katari Municipality-11; Menuka Magar (Bhujel), 37; Rehan Bhujel, 14; Prinshika Bhujel, 7; Tenju Lama, 16; Ram Bahadur Magar, 71; Lisana Magar, 35; Goma Shrestha, 60; Ambika Dahal, 39; Dikshit Dahal, 10; Nirmala Raut, 21; Dil Kumari Hayu, 26; her 22-month-old son, Diyansh Hayu; Kabita Regmi, 35; and Pradip Poudel, 10.

The injured are receiving treatment at Katari Hospital. Ram ...