Bhimphedi bus accident: Death toll reaches 14, including six from same family

Hetauda: The death toll in the Bhimphedi bus accident has reached 14, including six from the same family.

The accident involving an electric microbus took place at Chisapani Gadhi, Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-6 of Makawanpur on Thursday morning.

Six people were injured in the accident. The microbus (Madhesh Province 03-001 Ja 0880) was heading to Sarlahi from Kathmandu and fell some 500 metres off the road. The passengers were going home to celebrate the upcoming Chhath festival.

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office in Makawanpur, Madhav Prasad Kafle, six persons losing life in the accident were identified.

They were: Punam Devi Yadav, 35; her daughters, Anukumari Yadav, 10; Diksha Yadav, 6; and Deepika Yadav, 5; and two others (men) from the same family in the accident. Efforts are on to establish identity of remaining others.

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