Nepal, July 24 -- The fatalities from the jeep accident on Kawadi-Kyudi Road in Himali Rural Municipality -5 of Bajura district has reached three.

Juneli Rokaya, 35, of the same rural municipality breathed her last during the rescue operation carried out by the security personnel, according to the District Police Office, Bajura.

Rokaya is among the 17 passengers who sustained injuries in the accident while two passengers had died on the spot in the accident, informed Inspector Dev Bahadur Chaudhari.

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The deceased were Bijaura Rokaya, 76, and Bachkala Rokaya, 75, from Kyudi village of Himali rural municipality, he said.

The overcrowded jeep with registration no Ba Pra 03-001 J...