1 killed, 8 injured in Dhulikhel motorbike-EV microbus collision

A person died when a motorbike and EV microbus collided with each other at Sundarbasti in Dhulilkhel among the BP Highway on Wednesday.

The electric vehicle (Pradesh 03-001 Ja 0298) heading towards Manthali from Kathmandu collided head-on with the two-wheeler (Ba 64 Pa 1772) at around 6:30 am today.

Ramila Budhathoki (20) of Manthali Municipality-12, who was traveling in the microbus, was critically injured in the incident.

DSP Raj Kumar Shrestha of the District Police Office, Kavre said that Budhathoki  breathed her last during the course of treatment at the Dhulikhel Hospital at around 7:30 am.

He said that Pushpa Tamang of Manthali Municipality-1, Tanka Prasad Dahal of Likhu Tamakoshi Rural Municipality-6, Gyanu Dhungel of Manthali Municipality-2, Rikit Dhungel of Manthali Municipality-1, Anil Ale Magar of Likhu Tamakoshi Rural Municipality-6 and Urmila Ghimire of Sunkoshi Rural Municipality-3, Sindhuli were also injured in the incident. They were traveling in the electric bus.

DSP Shrestha said that bike rider Ram Kumar Rai (40) of Thakthum Rural Municipality-3, Ilam and his wife Prabisa Sunuwar (39) sustained injuries on their back and left legs. They are being treated at the Dhulikhel Hospital.

Police said that they have taken bus driver Birendra Thapa (41) of Panauti Municipality-5, Kavre for investigation.