Chitwan, Aug 27: Among those 22 killed in a deadly bus accident occurred near Kalikhola stream along the Narayangadh-Mugling roadway on Friday morning, identities of 18 have been ascertained.
Of the identified bodies, 11 have been handed to the families. A total of 42 people were traveling by the bus (Ga 1 Kha 3709) when it fell into the Trishuli River at around 3:00 am. Sixteen were injured in the accident. The night bus was en route to Pokhara from Gaura, Rautahat.
The deceased have been identified as Chitranjan Yadav, 36, of Musawalawa-3, Pramod Ram, 24, of Mahammadpur-8, Rakesh Yadav, 30, of Laukah, Brijkishore Kushwaha, 35, of Katariya-9, Ganesh Kumar Saha, 25, of Basatpur-1, Rajesh Prasad Yadav, 33, of Mudalawa-6, Jokhu Saha,55, ( a staff of drinking water corporation) of Gaur-12, Rautahat.
Likewise, Jogendra Giri, 65, is from Inarwa-7, Kameshwor Prasad Saha, 25, from Rajpurtulsi-3, Shesh Sahajeet Alam, 26, from Jayanagar, Garuda-14, Sachindra Prasad Yadav, 36 from Laukah-2 and Sandhya Shreewastav from Gaur-13, Rautahat. Chitra Bahadur Bohara (Rakesh), 41, from Pokharalbhalli Danda, Kaski, driver Lokraj Paudel, 33, from Lekhnath-1, Kaski are among those dead in the accident.
Twenty-one died on the spot while one died in course of treatment in Chitwan Medical College.
Others four are suspected to have been missing in the accident.
Similarly, other identified are Thekan Thakur, 36, from Bihar, Ram Sagar Bhagat, 40, and Nathuni Chaudhary, 35, from Motihari, India.
Of the injured, 12 are receiving treatment at Chitwan Medical College and four at College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur.
Superintendent of Police Basanta Bahadur Kunwar said police have guessed that four have gone missing in the River. Security personnel from the Nepal Police and Armed Police Force had carried out rescue operation till late evening.
The bus had plunged some 200 metres down into the river. Kunwar said that the accident might have taken place as driver felt sleepy. RSS
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