Kathmandu, Sept. 27: At least 19
people were killed and 13 others injured when an overloaded bus veered off the
road accident at Lapang Phedi of Marpak in Dhading district Tuesday morning.
The ill-fated bus, Ba 4 Kha
3318, had left for Marpak from Dhadingbeshi, the district headquarters, informed
Nepal Police.
The bus fell 250 metres from the
steep hill and hurtled onto the banks of Aankhu river.
The accident site is about 35
kilometre away from Dhadingbeshi.
According to chief district
officer of Dhading Bishwa Prakash Subedi, 18 passengers died on the spot while
one succumbed to the injuries at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital,
Maharajgunj in Kathmandu.
Seriously injured 13 passengers
were airlifted to the Teaching Hospital. Most of the injured have sustained
injuries on their face, hands and legs.
Subedi said that about 35
passengers were traveling in the bus.
The bodies of 13 passengers were
identified by the evening. Most of the deceased were from Satyadevi and Ri
village. They had gone to the district headquarters to receive the first
installment of house reconstruction grant, Rs 50,000.
The deceased were identified at
Rusing Tamang, Mendi Jong Tamang, Ralk Tamang, Serlak Tamang and his 5 years
old son, and Til Bahadur Tamang of Satyadevi VDC, Chandra Man Tamang, Man
Tamang and Kasa Lama Tamang of Ri VDC, Ram Chandra Sapkota of Darkha VDC, and
Dil Kumari Poudel and her daughter kamala Poudel of Marpak VDC. The bus driver
Ganga Sunar also died on the spot.
There was a landslide and road
was cleared of debris by the locals before the operation of vehicles but the soil
of the road was damp and fragile,” said Subedi.
A large number of security
personnel from Dhadingbeshi and two police posts around the accident area have
been mobilized at the accident site.
“In addition to that, local
people have helped in rescuing injured. They have not left the accident site,”
said CDO Subedi.
with inputs and photo from Murari Adhikari, Dhading
No comments:
Post a Comment