KATHMANDU: Five people have died in road accidents in different parts of the country over the last 24 hours. According to the Police Headquarters, 313 people have been injured in road accidents in Kathmandu, Sunsari, Makawanpur, Morang, and Tanahu districts.
A 45-year-old Indian citizen, Paramananda Baitha, died after being hit by a motorcycle with the number plate Ba Pra 02-063 Pa 9096, which was going from Tripureshwar towards Kalimati Kathmandu.
The accident took place near Ambe Complex in Teku. Baitha, who was injured in the accident, was rushed to the TU Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj and he died there while under treatment, police said.
In Sunsari, a bus numbered Pra 1–02–001 Kha 9985 hit a motorcycle with registration number plate Ko 27 Pa 2036 at Halgada, Itahari Sub-Metropolitan City-4, resulting in the death of the motorcycle rider, 62-year-old Chhatra Bahadur Bhandari from Itahari-8.
In Makawanpur, an auto with the number Ba Pra 08–001 Ha 0105 suffered a ‘brake failure’ and crashed at Shripur, Bakaiya Rural Municipality-5, resulting in the death of 45-year-old Santa Bahadur Majhi.
In Morang, the police said that a 70-year-old man, Bal Bahadur BK, died after he was knocked down by a motorcycle with the number plate Pra 1-01-245 Pa 6380 on the inner road of Dillachok, Ward 5, Letang Municipality.
In Tanahu, a 40-year-old man died when a vehicle with the number Ba 18 Cha 4587, heading from Dumre in Tanahu towards Damauli via Prithvi Highway, hit him at a place called Amreni in Vyas Municipality–1. Police have said that the victim’s name and address is not yet established.
