1 killed, 13 injured in Basundhara bus accident

KATHMANDU: Police said a person died whereas 13 persons sustained injuries in a bus accident in Basundhara along the Ring Road of Kathmandu on Wednesday.

Of the injured, three are said to be critical.

The passenger bus (Ba 1 Kha 9280) had overturned on the road after it lost control at around 3:50 pm today, according to the Metropolitan Traffic Police Division.

The injured have been rushed to various health facilities around the incident site including the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, the MTPD spokesperson SP Lokendra Bahadur Malla told THT Online over phone.

The victim is yet to be identified.

The passenger bus was heading toward Gongabu from Maharajganj along the Ring Road.

Four-year-old injured in Satdobato bike hit

Meanwhile, a four-year-old child sustained injuries in a motorbike hit in Satdobato of Lalitpur on Wednesday morning, according to police.

Nijal Moktan, daughter of Mina Moktan, was hit by the two-wheeler (Ba 69 Pa 4392) at around 9 am yesterday, police said.

The injured is undergoing treatment at the Patan Hospital.

Meanwhile, police arrested the biker for further investigation.