7 dead in Bus accident in Churiyamai

MAKAWANPUR, Aug 24: 7 people have died in a bus accident that occurred at around 1 am last night in Churiyamai, the border of Makawanpur and Bara districts. According to the District Police Office Makawanpur, the bus numbered Madhes Province-03-001 Kha 7994 met with an accident at Churiyamai in Jitpur Simara Sub-Metropolitan-22 of Bara district.

The District Police Office Makawanpur’s Chief Superintendent of Police, Sitaram Rijal, informed that 7 people onboard the bus, died during treatment in Hetauda Hospital. According to him, among the dead, 4 were women and 3 were men, and 6 were Indian citizens while one was Nepali. The other 17 who were onboard the bus are injured and are being treated at Hetauda’s Churehill Hospital and Hetauda Hospital.