Seven Injured as Kathmandu-Dhangadhi Bus Overturns in West Nawalparasi

Dhangadhi: Seven people, including the driver and assistant, were injured when a passenger bus traveling from Kathmandu to Dhangadhi lost control and overturned on the Mahendra Highway near a bend in Bardghat Municipality-4, West Nawalparasi.

The bus, operated by Sudurpaschim Yatayat and bearing registration number Su.Pra.01-001 Kha 2330, lost control and overturned on the road.

The injured passengers have been identified as Pushkar Singh Dhami, 52, from Malikarjun Rural Municipality-2, Darchula; Mausami Odh, 26, from Sanphebagar Municipality-5, Achham; Bhagawati Awasthi, 30, from Marma Rural Municipality-3, Darchula; Nirmala Khadka, 29, from Lamkichuha Municipality-8, Kailali; and Dhananjay Joshi, 48, from Marma Rural Municipality-3, Darchula.

The bus driver, Indra BK, 39, from Gauriganga Municipality-10, Kailali, and the assistant, Mohan Joshi, 46, from Godawari Municipality-1, Kailali, were also injured in the accident.

All seven injured individuals were rescued and taken to Bardghat Municipal Hospital for treatment.