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Six injured in Dhading truck-microbus collision

Six injured in Dhading truck-microbus collision

By Keshav Adhikari

The scene of truck-microbus collision in Baireni Bazaar, Galchhi Rural Municipality-6 of Dhading district, on Thursday, June 21, 2018. Photo: Keshav Adhikari

DHADING: As many as six persons were injured in a truck-microbus collision in Galchhi Rural Municipality-6 of Dhading district, along the Prithvi Highway, on Thursday morning. According to police, the incident occurred when the microbus (Ga 1 Kha 2966) en route from Kathmandu to Pokhara collided head-on with the truck (Na 5 Kha 7386) en route from Bharatpur to Kathmandu in Baireni Bazaar at 9:30 am today, injuring six persons including the bus driver. The injured are undergoing treatment at Baireni Health Post. Meanwhile, Baireni-based Police Post has impounded the truck and detained its driver for further investigation, said police.