Three killed in Saptari accident

Saptari, November 23

Three persons were killed in a bus accident in Hanumannagar Kankalani Municipality of Saptari district this evening.

The identities of the deceased have not been ascertained yet, according to DSP Bhabesh Rimal. The accident took place when a bus carrying devotees from Barahachhetra of Sunsari fell into a pond.

Meanwhile, two persons injured in an accident in Bandipur of Karjanaha Municiplaity-3 along the East-west highway, Siraha, on Thursday night, breathed their last on Friday.

With this, the death toll has risen to three. The accident took place when a bus ferrying devotees from Sarlahi collided with a tipper. Injured Ramprit Sah and Rajendra Chaudhary died while undergoing treatment at Biratnagar-based Neuro Hospital, said DSP Madhav Raj Kharel.