Kathmandu

Pushpa Kherawar, 10, daughter of Mithu Kherawar of Sripur-2, was killed after being hit by a passenger bus at Haripur VDC-1 in Sunsari district on April 29. According to the Sunsari Police Office, the bus was heading to Dhangadhi from Biratnagar.

A pedestrian who was identified as Sandeep Bhusal, 21 was hit by a jeep at Maurighat of Lalmatiya-5 along the East-West highway on April 28.  Bhusal sustained serious injuries and died on the way to the hospital, according to Dang Police Office. The jeep en route to Ghorahi of Dang from Butwal hit Bhusal at 9:30 pm.

The above two are just a couple of the thousands of road accidents that happen on our roads everyday.

Causes of accidents

Kathmandu and its traffic is a headache for anyone who lives here. According to the Metropolitan Traffic Police Division report, 2011/12 recorded the highest number of accidents (5,069).

Fiscal years 2009/10, 2010/11 and 2012/13 recorded 4,770, 4,104, and 4,914 accident cases respectively. The number of deaths due to road accident in fiscal years 2011/12, and 2012/13 was 148 in each year. The least number of deaths due to road accidents was 137 in fiscal year 2008/09. Likewise, fiscal year 2012/13 recorded that the maximum number of accidents occurred in the month of May-June (10.34 per cent), while July-August (5.15 per cent) had the minimum number of accidents.