GAIGHAT: One person died and 15 others were injured after a bus met with an accident along the Madan Bhandari Highway in Triyuga Municipality-7, Kalikhola Surke, Udayapur. The bus, registered as Ba Pra 01-006 Kha 8522, was heading from Kathmandu to Dharan when it lost control and overturned on the road, police said.
According to Superintendent of Police Rajan Chapagain of the District Police Office, Udayapur, 18-year-old Sonu Basel from Chaudandigadhi Municipality-2 was critically injured in the incident. She was rushed to the District Hospital Udayapur, where she was declared dead during treatment. The 15 other passengers injured in the crash are receiving treatment at the same hospital, with one person referred to Dharan for further medical care.
Police have taken the bus driver, 30-year-old Suman Khatri from Champadevi Rural Municipality-10, Okhaldhunga, into custody for further investigation. The authorities are currently looking into the circumstances surrounding the accident.
The injured have been identified as Jina Rai, Chhiji Sherpa, Ningma Sherpa, Maya Bhujel, Saksham Bhujel, Birendra Thamshuhang, Dhan Bahadur Jogi, and Bimla Nepali. Other injured passengers include Kamala Bashyal, Pabitra Katwal, Luna Karki, Aagaman Karki, Padmakala Rai, Bhumika Karki, and Mandira Tamang.
