Kumar Chaulagain
Kathmandu, Aug 16: The fatal bus accident that occurred Monday at Birtadeurali-9 in Kavrepalanchwok was due to ‘overload’, police said.
Police preliminary investigation showed that the bus was cramped with passengers excessively more than its capacity with its roof also packed with passengers, Kavre District’s Police Deputy Superintendent of Police Nabin Rai told the RSS over telephone.
Of the 42 died in the accident, 26 have been identified. But address and age of some of them is yet to be determined.
They are Deepak Gautam, 45, Govinda Gautam, 65 and Sunil Bardewa of Kattike Duerali-7, Neelkantha Gautam, 65 and Binod Gautam ( age not determined) of Madankudari-5 and Alisa Tamang, 8, of Madankudari-1.
Address and age of Aulat Singh, Panja Tamang and Sanumaya Tamang killed in the accident are yet to be ascertained.
Likewise, Bishnu Prasad Baskota of Kattike Deurali-3, Umesh Baskota of Kattike Duerali-4, Sita Bardewa, Resham BK, 21, of Gothpani VDC, Chhabilal Chaulagai of Madankundari-5, Sita Giri, Kunamaya Pariyar of Kattikedeurali-7, Sita Pariyar, Maili Tamang of Maadankundari-3, Indra Kumari Lama, Leelanath Gautam, Krishna Damai, Thulikanchhi Sunuwar, Sushma Lama, Bishnu Sapkota, Indra Kumari Tamang and Junkiri Gautam .
Meanwhile, heavy rainfall in the accident site caused difficulty in the rescue efforts. Police are preparing to send the bodies for post-mortem before handing them to the families.
Meanwhile, of the 12 undergoing treatment in a Dhulikhel-based hospital, two are in critical condition. Others are out of danger. Most of the injured have sustained head and back injuries.
Of the injured, 28 have been brought to the capital on a Nepal Army Helicopter and 18 are being treated at Trauma Center and 10 in Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital ( TUTH) Maharajgunj.
A bus (Ba 3 Kha 106) belonging to the Araniko Travels was heading towards Maadankundari from Old Buspark, Kathmandu when it met with an accident. The ill-fated bus broke into 20-22 pieces, killing 25 on the spot and injuring at least 42. One person died in course of treatment at TUTH, according to the Home Ministry.
The Ministry has directed the Transport entrepreneurs to strictly follow the traffic rules to aver such accident in the future. The local administration and police have also been instructed to do all the needful to prevent such accident in the days ahead.
Meanwhile, Minister for Home Affairs Bimalendra Nidhi visited the injured at Trauma Center this evening and pledged to leave no stone unturned in their treatment. He announced that the government would bear the treatment cost of the injured, the Home Ministry said in a statement. RSS
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