KATHMANDU, MARCH 6
The identity of all those who died in a road accident that occurred at Ghatbesi of Gajuri rural municipality in Dhading has been ascertained.
A passenger bus (Lu 2 Kha 2121) heading towards Kathmandu from Bhairahawa of Rupandehi district plunged into the Trishuli River at Ghatbesi along the Prithvi Highway on Wednesday morning.
Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office, Dhading, Santu Lal Jaisawar, stated that the deceased have been identified as Rubi Shrestha of Butwal sub-metropolitan City-2, Bekha Putuwar, 55, of Chandragiri municipality-10, Kathmandu, Mahendra Chaudhary of Kapilvastu, Jogindar Yadav, Ram Kishor Jaisawal, Nasir Ali, and Sarajuddhin Musalman of Rupandehi.
Similarly, Narmada Subedi, Biraj Gaire, and Prakash Pathak have gone missing following the accident, and the search for them is underway.
A total of 39 people were injured in the incident, police said.
