At least four persons died while 49 others sustained injuries after the bus they were travelling on fell below the road in Bardaghat-4 along the East-West Highway in Nawalparasi (Bardaghat- Susta West), this morning.
DAUNNE May 19: At least four people have died and 49 others have sustained injuries when a passenger bus met with an accident at Daunne in Nawalparasi (West) along the East West Highway on Wednesday morning.
The ill-fated passenger bus (Na 5 Kha 2713), which was bound to Rukum (West) from Kathmandu with a total of 58 passengers, skidded off the road nearby Banskhola at the Bardaghat-Daunne road section at around 5:30 AM on Wednesday.
According to the District Police Office, of the four passengers who died on the spot, two have been identified. Two others are yet to be identified. Deceased have been identified as Kalapan Pun, 27, of Tribeni, Rukum (West) and Dhanraj Gharti, 46, of Sisne-4, Rukum (East), said DSP Raju Lama.
Passengers with critical injuries were sent to Butwal for further treatment while others are undergoing treatment at a local hospital, police said.
PARASI, May 19: At least four people died when a passenger-ferrying bus met with an accident in Nawalparasi (Bardaghat-Susta West) this morning. The accident took place nearby Khursani Khola in Bardaghat-4 along the East-West Highway at around 6.00 am today.
According to the District Traffic Police Office, the bus fell down some 200 meters off the road. The Rukum-West bound bus (Na 5 Kha 2713) from Kathmandu Machhapokhari met with the accident, informed Traffic Police Office chief Police Inspector Basudev Nepal.
Among the deceased identified are Kalpana Pun, 27, of Triveni rural municipality-6 and Dhanaraj Gharty of Sisne rural municipality of Rukum-West.
The bus was carrying a total of 58 passengers and 49 of them were injured in the incident. The injured were rescued from the spot and were taken to local Chisapani Hospital and Sanjeevanii Hospital, shared spokesperson of District Police Office DSP Raju Lama. Other five passengers are in good condition, police said.
Three persons have died when a passenger bus fell off the road along the East-West Highway at Daunne, Binayi Triveni rural municipality-2 of Nawalpur district on Saturday night.
