One dead, two injured in accident involving truck and school bus in Chitwan

Setopati

2018-01-10 17:07:51

One person was killed and two others were injured in an accident involving a school bus and a truck at Panidhara of Ichhamanakamana rural municipality-5 in Chitwan along the Muglin Malekhu road section. Police confirmed the deceased as Ganesh Prasad Silwal, 55, of Icchamanakamana Rural Municipality-3. According to Chitwan’s Superintendent of Police, Deepak Thapa, the truck ( Ga 1 Kha 5731) coming to Muglin from Kathmandu hit the bus ( Ba 1 Kha 5550) belonging to the Pragathi Pathshala School from backside Wednesday morning. Silwal died on the way to the Bharatpur Hospital. Durga Bahadur Silwal of Ichhamanakamana Rural Municipality-4 is being treated at the Bharatpur Hospital while Ram Babu Shrestha, 50, of Ichhamanakamana Rural Municipality-3 is receiving treatment at the Chitwan Medical College. Both vehicles fell some 50-60 meters down from the road. However, the truck driver has been missing since the accident. School children onboard the bus at the time were unhurt.

Published Date: 2018-01-10 17:07:51

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