Dailekh, June 17: The relatives of those killed in the recent bus accident received the dead bodies after the bus owner and related transport entrepreneurs held talks with them. A total of 11 persons had died in the accident occurred recently in the district, said Police Inspector from the District Police Office, Ekendra Khadka.
The dead bodies were taken to Kalikot for post mortem on Thursday. The bus ( Na 4 Kha 2998) heading to Mahendranagar from Jitegada of Kalikot had met accident at Athbiskot of Dailekh.
Bus driver, who survived in the fatal incident, said that the bus hit roadside wall and veered off the road.
However, the local residents have assumed that the accident took place due to carelessness of the untrained driver.
The police said that further investigations into the case are going on and the driver and helper are kept in the Dailekh District Police Office.
Most of those injured in accident have been receiving treatment at Kohalpur Medical College while one in Kathmandu and two others in Surkhet.
The police said that 31 passengers were travelling by the ill-fated bus.
Meanwhile, a discussion was held following the bus accident at Aathbis municipality in Dailkeh. The major issues figured during the discussion were construction of alternative highway, expansion of the existing road and guarantee of quality construction of road infrastructures among others.
Former State-Minister for Local Development Ganesh Bahadur Khadka pressed for the above-mentioned actions to reduce the road accidents. RSS
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