SIMKOT, SEPTEMBER 3
A total of 33 road accidents occurred in different parts of the district in the past three years. Seven persons lost their lives in these incidents, according to District Police Office.
Road defects have been blamed for most of the incidents. Police inspector Narendra Chand informed that the fiscal year, 2078/79BS recorded six incidents which claimed a child's life.
Similarly, the year, 2079/80BS recorded 10 road accidents where two persons lost their lives. The number of people getting injured in the incident stood at 24. None of them had got serious injuries.
A total of 18 road accidents occurred in the last fiscal year, where five persons were killed, Chand said, adding that it was the year witnessing most of the incidents.
In 18 such incidents, 35 persons were injured.
