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17yo falls off moving bus, dies at hospital

17yo falls off moving bus, dies at hospital

By THT Online

Bus accident at Koteshwor in Kathmandu on Tuesday, February 2, 2016. Image: Google maps screenshot

KATHMANDU: A 17 year-old boy died after falling off the door of a moving bus (Ba 2 Kha 6984), in Koteshwor, KMC-35 on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Shrijan Dhakal of Madhaypur Thimi, Bhaktapur. Dhakal was a 12th grader at the GEMS College in Dhapakhel, Lalitpur, police said. According to police, seriously injured Dhakal breathed his last while receiving treatment at the Maharajgunj-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital. Police said that they have impounded the bus and arrested its driver for investigation.