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Bodies of Muktinath bus crash victims brought to Kathmandu
Five bodies of Muktinath bus accident victims have been brought to Kathmandu.bookmark
Published at : April 23, 2017
Updated at : April 23, 2017 18:56
Kathmandu
Five bodies of Muktinath bus accident victims have been brought to Kathmandu.
The bodies were kept at district hospital in Jomsom. But as the hospital lacked skilled doctors to perform post moterm they were send to Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu.
Five persons were killed and 30 others injured when the bus carrying pilgrims turned turtle at Bahragaun Muktichhetra village council-4 on Saturday. The bus (Na Pa Cha 6067) heading towards Jomsom from Muktinath Temple met with an accident at around 12 pm.
The deceased were identified as Bhola Adhikari, 35, of Koteshwor, Purushottam Dhakal, 45, of Kathmandu-32, Kanti Khadka, 70, of Thankot, Sita Timilsena of Bhaktapur and Lila Khadka, 55, of Lalitpur.
The incident site is 23 km north from Jomsom.
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