Nepal

Palpa bus accident: Six deceased identified

By Rastriya Samachar Samiti

KATHMANDU, JULY 25

All six persons who died in the bus accident in Palpa on Sunday have been identified.

They were killed instantaneously when the bus (Lu 1 Kha 5952) met an accident at Laghuwa of Ribdikot rural municipality-2 in Palpa.

The bus was going towards Butwal from Burtibang of Baglung district at the time of the accident.

Sixteen persons have sustained injuries in the accident. Twenty-two people were travelling by the bus. The accident occurred at around 5 pm on Sunday. The bus fell some 60 metres from the road, it is said.

The District Police Office, Palpa identified the victims as 15-year-old Prabesh Kafle of Majhuwa, ward number 8 and 40-year-old Lal Bahadur Rana Kumal of ward number 7 of Chandrakot rural municipality, Gulmi district; 87-year-old Dilsari Kami of Devdaha municipality-7, Rupndehi district; 45-year-old Yagya Bahadur Somai alias Suraj of Banganga municipality-2, Kapilbastu district; 24-year-old Purnima Kami of Bardaghat municipality-5 Nawalparasi and 55-year-old Yamkali Thapa of Badigaad rural municipality-10, Baglung district.

The injured passengers are receiving medical treatment at the United Mission Hospital.