Nine injured, six critically in Makwanpur jeep accident
Nine persons were injured when a jeep they were traveling in met with an accident at Athare in Raksirang Rural Municipality-9 of Makwanpur on Wednesday.
Assistant Sub-Inspector Bharat Kumar Khadka said that among the injured six are in critical condition.
Himal Basnet (16), Buddhiman Ghalan (35), Dil Bahadur Ghalan (75) and his wife Phulmaya Ghalan (70), Rup Bahadur Raut (38) and Deepak Khadka (48) of Raksirangka-9 were seriously injured in the incident.
Surya Adhikari (50) and Kumar Tamang (14) and Sujan Tamang (28) of Raxirang Rural Municipality-9 sustained minor injuries in the accident.
The injured are undergoing treatment at Manahari Hospital.
The vehicle (Ba 15 Cha 1333) was en route to Manahari from Khairang of Makawanpur when the accident occurred.
Weather likely to remain fair in most parts of the country
There is an influence of the westerly and local winds in the country.
The Meteorological Forecasting Division said that there is a partial influence of the water vapor-rich air coming from the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea.
The weather will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly region and fair in the rest of the country this afternoon, according to the Division.
Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at a few places of the hilly region and at one or two places of the rest of the provinces.
Light rain and snowfall is likely to occur at some places of the mountainous region.
Similarly, the weather will be partly cloudy in the hilly region and fair in the rest of the country tonight.
Light to moderate rain accompanied by thunder and lightning is likely to occur at one or two places of the hilly region of the country, including Koshi Province.
There is a possibility of light rain and snowfall at one or two places in the mountainous region of the country.
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