Five people die in road accident in Dhading

Dhading: Five people have been killed in a bus and car collision at Jungekhola of Thakre Rural Municipality -7 of Dhading.

A bus heading to Dhading from Kathmandu had hit the car heading to Kathmandu. Dhading police have confirmed the death of five people travelling in the ill-fated car.

The deceased have been confirmed as 36-year-old car driver Dil Bahadur Basnet from Khairani of Tanahu, 40-year-old Bimal Chandra Agarwal, 35-year-old Sadhana Agrawal, 40-year-old Sandhya Agrawal and 55-year-old Rakesh Agrawal of Utter Pradesh India.

The deceased were undergoing treatment at Teaching Hospital and Trauma Center in Kathmandu. 24-year-old Ram Pariyar of Nilkantha Municpality-11 is still undergoing treatment at Trauma Centre in Kathmandu.