Two people were injured when three vehicles collided on the Prithvi Highway at Jamune in Myagde Rural Municipality-2 of Tanahun district on Saturday, after a head-on crash between an SUV and a micro travelling in opposite directions sent one of the vehicles out of control and across the road divider into the opposite lane.
According to details carried by Nagarik News, Nepal Press and RatoPati, the collision began when a Scorpio travelling from Damauli towards Pokhara and an EV micro coming from the opposite direction crashed head-on. The force of the impact pushed the Scorpio across the centre of the highway, drawing a third vehicle into the accident and leaving two people injured.
Head-on crash on the Damauli-Pokhara route
The Scorpio, bearing registration number Ba 19 Cha 1477, was heading from Damauli towards Pokhara when it collided head-on with an EV micro registered Ga 1 Ja 9008 coming from the opposite direction. The accident occurred at Jamune, a spot on the Prithvi Highway that falls within Myagde Rural Municipality-2 of Tanahun, one of the districts the highway crosses on its way between the Kathmandu Valley and Pokhara.
The registration plates indicate that the SUV was registered in Bagmati Province, while the micro carried a Gandaki Province number, the province in which Saturday's crash took place.
After the frontal impact, the Scorpio went out of control, crossed the highway divider and entered the opposite lane, where the third vehicle was struck. It was this sequence, a head-on collision followed by an uncontrolled swerve across the divider, that turned what began as a two-vehicle crash into a three-vehicle accident.
What is known, and what remains unclear
Two people were injured in the collision, according to the initial reports from the site. The reports did not identify the injured, specify which of the vehicles they had been travelling in, or describe the extent of their injuries, and no official statement on their condition was immediately available.
The key facts confirmed by the initial reports are as follows:
- The crash took place on Saturday on the Prithvi Highway at Jamune, in Myagde Rural Municipality-2 of Tanahun district.
- A Scorpio (Ba 19 Cha 1477) travelling from Damauli towards Pokhara and an EV micro (Ga 1 Ja 9008) coming from the opposite direction collided head-on.
- After the impact, the Scorpio went out of control, crossed the divider and entered the opposite lane.
- Three vehicles were involved in total, and two people were injured.
Details that remained unclear in the immediate aftermath included the registration and type of the third vehicle involved, the names of the two injured and the nature of their injuries, as well as how traffic on the highway was affected while the damaged vehicles were dealt with.
Micros and SUVs on a busy corridor
The EV micro involved in the crash belongs to a class of vehicle that has become an increasingly familiar sight on Nepali roads. Electric micro vehicles are widely used for short and medium-distance passenger transport, and their numbers have grown in recent years as operators move away from petrol and diesel minibuses. The Scorpio, a sport utility vehicle, is among the most commonly used private vehicles of its kind in the country.
The stretch of the Prithvi Highway where the crash occurred lies on the route between Damauli, the headquarters of Tanahun, and Pokhara, and forms part of one of the busiest road corridors in the country. The highway links Pokhara with the Kathmandu Valley and carries a constant mix of private cars, taxis, buses, goods carriers and public micro vehicles through Tanahun district.
A recurring hazard on two-lane highways
For much of its length, the Prithvi Highway is a two-lane road, with traffic moving in opposite directions separated by little more than a painted centre line or a narrow divider. On roads of this kind, a momentary loss of control, whether from a failed overtaking move, a mechanical fault or a driver's lapse in attention, can send a vehicle directly into the path of oncoming traffic. That is the sequence described in reports of Saturday's crash at Jamune.
Head-on collisions are among the most dangerous accidents that occur on such roads, because the two vehicles close on each other at a combined speed, leaving drivers with little time or distance to react. Vehicles crossing into the opposite lane are frequently cited as a cause of serious road accidents in Nepal, and safety appeals on the country's highways have long urged drivers to remain within their lanes, particularly on curves and in poor visibility.
The Jamune crash served as another reminder of how quickly an ordinary journey along the highway can turn into an emergency. Further details about the condition of the two injured, the third vehicle involved and the clearance of the route were awaited as initial reports from the site continued to come in.
