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2 dead, four injured in Dhading bus accident
Two persons were killed leaving four other injured when a passenger bus met with an accident at Bishaltar, Benighat along the Prithvi Highway on Wednesday night.
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Published at : July 20, 2017
Updated at : July 20, 2017 16:51
Malekhu
Two persons were killed leaving four other injured when a passenger bus met with an accident at Bishaltar, Benighat along the Prithvi Highway on Wednesday night.
The ill-fated bus, Na 5 Kha 2293, en route to Kakkadvitta from Kathmandu fell into a stream killing driver Kamal Dhungana, 35, and conductor Navaraj Siwakoti of Jhapa, informed Gajuri Police.
“The bus was being driven by the conductor from Kathmandu and the driver was at the cabin,” said injured passenger Jiwan Sundas of Belbari-1, Morang.
Meanwhile, the injured four—Jit Bahadur Karki, Jiwan Sundas, Santosh Pariyar and Sancha Bahadur Syangtang of Belbari—are receiving medical treatment at Malekhu-based community hospital.
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