Three persons died and 27 others were injured when a bus and a truck collided with each other at the three number bridge of Pathlaiya-Hetauda road section along the Tribhuvan Highway in the wee hours of Wednesday.
Two of the deceased have been identified as truck driver Purna Gurung (28) of Pipartar, Tanahun, bus driver Hari Shumsher Thapa (40) of Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City-3. The identity of the man who was killed in the incident is yet to be established.
The bus (Ba 3-001 Kha 2587) heading towards Kathmandu from Kakadbhitta collided head-on with the truck (Na 7 Kha 7300) at around 2 am today.
Among the injured, seven are said to be in critical condition.
According to the District Police Office, Bara, Khil Raj Dulal (30) of Bhati Rural Municipality, Sunsari, Surendra Gautam (40) of Itahari Sub-Metropolitan City-4, Sunsari, his wife Samjhana Gajurel (35), daughter Soraya Gautam (12), son Sodanem Gautam (3), assistant bus driver Nagendra Upreti (35) of Jhapa are in critical condition.
They are undergoing treatment at the Purano Medical College.
Similarly, Tej Kumar Gurung (17) of Bandipur Rural Municipality-6, Tanahun, who was also injured in the incident, is receiving treatment at the Hetauda Hospital, Bara police spokesperson Dhadiram Neupane said.
