DHADING, Oct 28: At least 19 people have died when a passenger-ferrying bus (Na 6 Kha 1467) heading to Kathmandu from Rajbiraj plunged and into Trishuli River in Dhading district on Saturday morning. According to Dhading District Police, nine among those killed are men while the seven are women and rest three are kids.

Two have been identified as  six-year-old Aaditya Yadav of Saptari and Indian national Mamata Devi Thakur. Others’ identity is yet to be ascertained.

20 others are still reported to be missing, said Inspector of Nepal Police Krishna Prasad Sapkota.

Police Inspector at District Traffic Police Krishna Prasad Sapkota confirmed that the overloaded commuter bus plunged into Trishuli from the turning point at Ghatbesi in Gajuri rural municipality at around 6 am in the morning.

As many as 15 have been rescued alive. Among those injured, 13 are undergoing treatment at Gajuri Hospital while two others have been hospitalized at Trauma Center in Kathmandu, according to area police office Gajuri.

Nepal Army and Armed Police Force have been mobilized for the rescue and search operation. According to the injured passengers, there were about 50 passengers travelling in the bus.

Among those deceased, 12 have been identified:

1. Naresh Mukhiya, Saptari
2. Susan Chaudhary, Saptari
3. Ramnanda Yadav, Saptari
4. Sanjit Kumar Jha, Saptari
5. Simmi Kumari Jha, Saptari
6. Aditya Yadav, Saptari
7. Mamata Devi Thakur, India, Madhuban, Bihar
8. Raj Kapur Yadav, Siraha
9. Parbati Chaudhary, Saptari
10. Chandrarekha Pramni, Satari
11. Manjit Kumar Jha, Saptari
12. Chandrawati Jha, Saptari

Name of those injured:

1. Aman Thakur, 18 of Saptari, Rajbiraj-3
2. Shrawan Kumar Thakur, 22 of Saptari, Rajbiraj-3
3. Santosh Sakhar, 21 of Saptari, Rajbiraj-3
4. Uddhav Thauku, 17 of Saptari, Rajbiraj-3
5. Diwas Kanta Pandit, 40 of Siraha, Bhagwanpur-1
6. Durgananda Chaudhary, 44 of Saptrai, Rajbiraj-9
7. Durgananda Yadav, 40 of Saptari, Rajbiraj-9
8. Nitidita Chaudhary, 14 of Saptari, Sirahi
9. Sugan chaudhary,9 of Saptari, Sirahi
10. Manoj Thakur, 32 of India, Madhuban, Bihar
11. Ganesh Thakur, 10 of India, Madhuban, Bihar
12. Gaurishankhar Thakur, 28 of India, Madhuban, Bihar
13. Avhishek Chaudhary, 17 of India, Madhuban, Bihar
14. Sushil Yadav, 24 of Saptari, Rajbiraj-10
15. Surendra Kumar Yadav, 24 of Saptari, Rajbiraj-10

CHITWAN, June 24: A total of 19 persons went missing in the Trishuli River in the Chitwan section during the last one year. They disappeared in the river after their vehicles plunged into it over different times.

The 36 kilometre distance along the Narayanghat-Mugling stretch and 20 kilometre from Mugling to Mauwakhola along the Pritvhi Highway falls in the Chitwan district.

It is said that either the drivers or passengers die or go missing after the vehicles fall into the river. According to the District Traffic Police Office, Chitwan, altogether 27 serious accidents took place in the year along this section. These incidents claimed the lives of 44 persons while injuring 91 others.

The number of missing people is very high in the review period compared to the previous year. The Office shared that only three accidents took place in the previous fiscal year, killing two persons and injuring 13 others.

The Office said that seven persons died in seven road accidents in the fiscal year 2-71/072 while three had gone missing.

During this fiscal year, former Home Minister Madhav Ghimire and next one travelling in a jeep went missing after the incident.

Chief of the District Traffic Police Office, Chitwan, Santosh Panta, said that the road accidents increased much in this fiscal year as the mountains along the road stretch have shaken while widening the road which had already been enfeebled by the Gorkha Earthquake.

He, however, admitted that the drivers were not cautioned despite the poor engineering of the roads.

Likewise, Superintendent of Police, Chitwan, Dipak Thapa, said that the number of road accidents increased this year due to sorry state of roads and carelessness of the drivers too. RSS

CHITWAN, May 10: Two youths were injured when a truck en route to Hetauda from Kathmandu fell into the Trishuli river at Ichakamana Village Council – 4 along the Prithvi Highway at 7 am today.

According to District Police Office, Chitwan’s Superintendent of Police (SP), Deepak Thapa, the truck plunged some 60 metres downhill into the river.

The two youths who were thrown off from the falling truck have been rescued and brought to Bharatpur for treatment. They have been identified as Suraj Magar of estimated 20 years of age and Soman Lama of estimated 21 years of age from Hetauda Sub Metropolis – 14.

A person was seen running away by eye witnesses after the truck fell downhill, according to SP Thapa. Police suspect the individual could have been the truck driver. As the truck is partially submerged in the river, its registration number is yet to be ascertained.

Disaster Management Battalion, Kurintar’s Armed Police Force has been mobilized to find out if they are others inside the truck. The authorities have not determined the cause of the accident. RSS