14 injured as school auto carrying montessori students overturns in Kailali
Published: 05:48 pm Jun 23, 2026
KATHMANDU, JUNE 23 Fourteen people, including schoolchildren, a teacher and the driver, were injured when a school auto-rickshaw carrying students of Malika Montessori Boarding School overturned along the East-West Highway in Lamkichuha Municipality-2, Motipur, on Tuesday morning. According to Police, the auto travelling eastward from the west went out of control and overturned at around 10:15 am. The injured include the driver, 59-year-old Jagat Bista of Lamkichuha Municipality-1, teacher Tula Gharti, 30, and 12 students. All the injured have been taken to Lal Ratna Hospital in Lamki for treatment. Police said further investigation into the incident is underway.