Death toll rise to four in Dhorpatan road accident

June 14, Kathmandu: The death toll in the road accident that took place at Batasedanda in Dhorpatan Municipality-5, Baglung, on Friday evening has reached four.

The accident involving a vehicle (Lu. Pra. 01001 Cha. 1775) took place on Friday evening as it was carrying 16 passengers from Burtibang Bazaar to Dhorpatan Municipality-5 and fell about 60 meters from the road.

In the accident, 70-year-old Nara Bahadur Karki, 75-year-old Bhim Kumari Budha and Tika Kumari Kunwar, 21, of Dhorpatan Municipality-2 died.

Likewise, Mana Kumari Thapa, 75, of the same ward, died while undergoing treatment at Manipal Hospital in Pokhara on Saturday morning, shared Anand Basnet, Chief Police Inspector of the Area Police Office, Burtibang.

The injured are undergoing treatment at Manipal Hospital Pokhara and Mission Hospital Palpa, police said.