Two die, 11 injured in Jhapa accident

Bhadrapur (Jhapa), Jan 15: Two persons, including a minor have died and 11 others were injured in a road accident that occurred this morning at Naya Basti of Kankai Municipality-3 along the East-West Highway. The deceased have been identified as 40-year-old Sushma Rajbanshi of Bhadrapur Municipality-8 and her son 18-month-old Aarut Rajbanshi.

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Khagendra Bahadur Khadka of the District Police Office, the accident occurred when a container (Me 1 Cha 4515), heading towards Maidhar from Biratamode, collided with a bus (Na 5 Kha 2149) coming from the opposite direction.

The condition of some of the injured is reported to be serious. Police are searching for the bus driver, while the container driver, Jaqeer Hussain, 39, of Biratamode Municipality-6, has been taken into police custody for further investigation into the incident.