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Thirteen injured in Khanikhola bus accident

Thirteen injured in Khanikhola bus accident

By Keshav Adhikari

The photo shows the bus accident in Khanikhola of Dhunibesi Municipality-8, Dhading. Photo: Keshav Adhikari

DHADING: As many as 13 people sustained injuries as a night bus veered off the road after losing control in Khanikhola of Dhunibesi Municipality-8, Dhading in Tribhuwan Highway on Thursday. The bus (Na 7 Kha 3240) traveling from Malangawa, the headquarters of Sarlahi district, to Kathmandu was found by the locals and the passersby at around 4:00 am at the incident site. Two seriously injured passengers were taken to a hospital in Kathmandu, while others with minor injuries received treatment at the Shivadarshan hospital in Khanikhola, according to the Area Police Office. Two females and 11 males were injured in the accident.