Nepal road accidents: It’s not only police you should blame. The public need to share the guilt

A bus full of students were returning home in Gamgadhi of Mugu on October 12 to celebrate Dashain with their families when the vehicle fell 200 metres down a slope, killing 24 people on the spot. A further nine people lost their lives during treatment as the death toll reached 33 . Mugu was shaken by the accident as Dashain, for many in the area, became a time of mourning rather than celebration.

The Dashain holidays saw a lot of accidents this year. On October 11, an SUV fell off the road near Ghandruk. killing eight people on board . A day before that, three other people died in Walling in Syangja , killing three people including a four-year-old.