Eight Dead in Separate Road Accidents Across Nepal

Kathmandu. Eight people have died in separate road accidents in various districts of the country. Eight people have died in accidents in Kapilvastu, Bardiya, Dailekh and Nuwakot, police said. According to the Central News Room of the Police, one person died when a bus hit him on the road in Bargadawa, Ward No. 3 of Maharajganj Municipality, Kapilvastu. Lakhan Ahir, 77, of Lakshminagar, Ward No. 3 of Kapilvastu Municipality, died when the bus numbered Lu. 1 Kha 9726 hit him. Police said he died during treatment at the District Hospital, Taulihawa, due to serious injuries. The bus driver has been taken into police custody. Two people died when two motorcycles collided with each other at Banbirpur Chauabato Chowk, Ward No. 5 of Thakurdwara Municipality, Bardiya. The motorcycles numbered Su. Pra. 01-008 Pa 5877 and Ve. 10 Pa 9936 collided on Sunday night. In the accident, motorcycle driver Mahendra Rizal, 30, of Khunpur, Ward No. 5 of Thakurdwara Municipality, and Abhishek Chaudhary, 20, of Bargada, Ward No. 4 of Thakurdwara Municipality, died. Police said Chaudhary died during treatment at the District Hospital, Bardiya, and Rizal died during treatment at Nepalgunj Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kohalpur, due to serious injuries. Two people died when a Bolero vehicle met with an accident on the road in Kapalotoli, Ward No. 1 of Gurans Rural Municipality, Dailekh. The Bolero numbered Ka. Pra. 02-001 Cha 1215, which was going from Kalikot to Surkhet, met with an accident on Monday morning. In the accident, Bolero driver Yogesh Sikda, 22, of Sanni Triveni Rural Municipality-7, Kalikot, and Rane Sharki, 41, of the same rural municipality-6, died. They died during treatment at Province Hospital, Kalagaun, Surkhet, due to serious injuries. Four other people who were injured in the accident and were traveling in the Bolero are undergoing treatment at the same hospital. Three people died when a motorcycle met with an accident on the road in Khadkathok, Ward No. 9 of Bidur Municipality, Nuwakot. Driver Buddhiman Tamang, 47, of Ward No. 9 of Bidur Municipality, Bindha Thapa Magar, 31, of Ward No. 13 of Bidur Municipality, and Sunita Thapa Magar, 27, died when the motorcycle numbered Ba. 99 Pa 8202 met with an accident on Monday morning. Police said all three, who were seriously injured, died during treatment at Trishuli Hospital. Police are conducting necessary investigations into the accident.