Electric Car Catches Fire in Bharatpur, Driver Dies

Kathmandu. On the morning of Bhadra 26, at 6 AM, a heartbreaking incident occurred on the service lane of the East-West Highway near Basantachok in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-9, Chitwan. An electric (EV) car, with registration number Ba. Pradesh-01-030 Cha 5579, traveling from east to west, suddenly burst into flames while in motion.The driver of the EV car, identified as 56-year-old Amar Parajuli, who was inside the vehicle, died. The car was of the 'GAC Aion' brand, produced by China's renowned Guangzhou Automobile Group and imported by CG Motors in Nepal.Parajuli, a resident of Bharatpur Metropolitan City-12 and who operated a...