Dhankuta bus crash: Death toll reaches 13

BHOJPUR: Death toll of the Dhankuta bus crash occurred earlier this afternoon has reached 13*. Around 35 persons sustained injuries.

Of the victims, nine have been identified while four are yet to be known.

Identified victims:

  1. Hari Raj Khewa (male), Hattikharka-5, former State Minister for Finance and CPN Maoist Centre Dhankuta Chairman
  2. Tara Basnet (female), Parewadin-7
  3. Reshma Basnet (three-year-old girl), Parewadin-7, daughter of Tara
  4. Atimaya Tamang (female), Parewadin-5
  5. Bed Prakash Agrawal (male), Dharan-2
  6. Sanam Tamang (male), Budhi Morang-8, bus driver
  7. Bir Bahadur Kaphle (male)
  8. Hom Paudel (male), Terhathum
  9. Tej Bahadur Thapa (male), Leguwa

While seven had died on the spot, others had succumbed to injuries on the spot.

Injured are undergoing treatment at the Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences. Eight of them are said to be critical.

Police attributed the accident to thick fog and rainfall.

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