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One dead, five injured in Surkhet bus accident
The injured passengers are in stable condition, police say.
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Tripti Shahi
Published at : October 24, 2024
Updated at : October 24, 2024 13:26
Birendranagar
A man was killed, and five others were injured in a road accident in ward 8 of Barahatal Rural Municipality in Surkhet district on Thursday.
Deepak Shahi, 35, of ward 4 in Thatikandh Rural Municipality of Dailekh, was killed when the bus with 29 passengers travelling to Surkhet from Jumla overturned on the road.
Superintendent of Police Wakil Sunar, chief of the District Traffic Police Office, Surkhet, said Shahi was rushed to Provincial Hospital Surkhet, where he was pronounced dead.
Sunar said the injured passengers are in stable condition and are receiving treatment at Karnali Care Hospital.
Tripti Shahi
Tripti Shahi is the Baitadi correspondent for Kantipur Publications.
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