HETAUDA: Ten people died and five others were injured when a Hiace microbus traveling from Kathmandu to Sarlahi veered off a cliff at Chisapani Gadhi in Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-6, Makwanpur, on Thursday morning.
According to District Police Office, Makwanpur, the ill-fated vehicle (Madhesh Province 03-001 Ja 0880) plunged approximately 500 meters off the Bhimphedi–Kulekhani road section at around 5:45 AM. A total of 15 people, including the driver, were aboard the microbus.
Police confirmed that the deceased include five men, three women, and two girls, while the injured comprise three men and two boys.
A joint team comprising personnel from the Armed Police Force (APF) Security Base Bhimphedi—led by a Deputy Superintendent of Armed Police—alongside the Nepali Army and Nepal Police has been deployed to the site for rescue operations.
Further details, including the identities of the victims, are yet to be ascertained.
