One dead in Tanahun road accident

TANAHUN: A person died and many others were injured after a passenger bus veered off some 200 meters down the road at Gajarkot VDC-8 in Tanahun district on Monday evening. The deceased is Nain Singh Thapa, 26, of Ghiring-4, said police.

Among other injured are Kalawati Khanal, 80, of Baini -8, Radha Karki of Jagarkot-8, Bhim Bahadur GC of Jagarkot-2, Budhhiman Shrestha, 72, Ramesh Basnet, Tara Aale and bus driver Sanu Gurung, said Ram Kunar Dani, Inspector at the Area Police Office Belchautara.

The injured are receiving treatment in Western Regional Hospital, Pokhara.