Kathmandu, Nov 24 (PTI) At least five elderly people, returning from India, were killed and six others injured on Tuesday when the vehicle in which they were travelling fell off a hilly road in western Nepal, police said.

There were 11 passengers, all senior citizens, in the jeep which fell 100 metre from a hilly road in Dasharathchand Municipality in Baitadi district.

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All the victims were returning from India after receiving their pension from their office after retirement, police said.

The injured passengers have been admitted to Baitadi district hospital.

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