Ten people were killed and over two dozen injured when a bus met with an accident in Dolakha on Friday. The reserved bus was carrying passengers returning to their home to celebrate Dashain.
The ill-fated bus (Ba 2 Kha 9200) fell some 300 meters down the road at Lakuri Daanda- 9, Jhingane along Pushpalal Highway, at around 3 this afternoon.
According to Dolakha Police Chief Surya Prasad Kafle, nine passengers died on the spot while a child breathed his last during treatment at Charikot Community Hospital.
Charikot-based Kalinchwok Yuwa Club had reserved the bus for those who wanted to come home from Kathmandu to celebrate Dashain.
There were 40 passengers traveling in the bus. Some of the injured are said to be in critical condition.
The accident site lies some 19 km away from the district headquarters, Charikot. The police and locals brought the rescued injured passengers to Thso-Rolpa Hospital and Charikot Community Hospital for further treatment.
The ill-fated bus (Ba 2 Kha 9200) fell some 300 meters down the road at Lakuri Daanda- 9, Jhingane along Pushpalal Highway, at around 3 this afternoon.
According to Dolakha Police Chief Surya Prasad Kafle, nine passengers died on the spot while a child breathed his last during treatment at Charikot Community Hospital.
Charikot-based Kalinchwok Yuwa Club had reserved the bus for those who wanted to come home from Kathmandu to celebrate Dashain.
There were 40 passengers traveling in the bus. Some of the injured are said to be in critical condition.
The accident site lies some 19 km away from the district headquarters, Charikot. The police and locals brought the rescued injured passengers to Thso-Rolpa Hospital and Charikot Community Hospital for further treatment.