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At least 16 persons were injured when a commuter bus met with an accident  at Sunachuri in Manahari Rural Municipality-6 of Makwanpur along the East-West Highway this morning. 

According to the District Police Office, the incident occurred when the bus (Lu 2 Kha 599) en route to Bhairahawa from Itahari fell some 10 meters down the road. 

The injured were rescued and sent to Chitwan Hospital for treatment, office spokesperson Shyamu Aryal said. 

Bus driver Rakesh Chaudhary (29) of  Kolbi Municipality-11, Bara has been arrested for investigation into the incident.

At least people died and 15 others were injured in a bus accident at Bhuwanpata of Shitaganga Municipality-2 in Arghakhanchi district this evening. 

Police Inspector of District Police Office, Bishnu Prasad Paudel, said three people died on the spot after a bus (Lu 2 Kha 303) met with an accident.   

Police said that seven injured ones have been sent to Lubmini Provincial Hospital and eight others at a primary health care center. 

Police Inspector Paudel shared that the rescue operation is ongoing.

Details of the road mishap are awaited. 

At least 17 persons were injured when a bus they were travelling in met with an accident in Kavre on Tuesday.

The District Police Office, Kavre informed that the bus (Pradesh 3, 001-005 Kha 9942) belonging to Araniko Travels was heading towards Okhaldhunga from Kathmandu when the incident occurred at Shardha Batase in Dhulikhel-10 along the BP Highway this morning.

The injured are undergoing treatment at the Dhulikhel Hospital.

There were 24 persons on board the ill-fated bus.

Police said that the driver and assistant driver are in critical condition.

A person died and another sustained critical injuries in a bus accident at Temal Rural Municipality-3, Kavre this morning.

According to the District Police Office, Ram Singh Tamang (50) of Temal Rural Municipality-1 died on the spot.

Bus driver Krishna Balan (50) of Bagmati Rural Municipality of Makawanpur who was critically injured in the accident is undergoing treatment at Dhulikhel Hospital.

Three students have died while 40 others were injured in a bus accident that took place along the Sankhu-Nagarkot road section in Kattike, Shankharapur Municipality-5, Kathmandu, on Wednesday.

The incident occurred this afternoon when the Sundarimai Yatayat bus (Ba 2 Kha 7958), hired by the SS Academy School based in in Chabahil, lost control reportedly due to a brake failure, said spokesperson of the District Police Range, Kathmandu, Superintendent of Police Apil Raj Bohara.

The bus was returning from Nagarkot to Sankhu after collecting the students who had gone on a school picnic.

Further investigation into the incident is underway, according to the police.

Two persons died when a school bus met an accident at Bhanjyang in Pharping of Dakshinkali Municipality-3, Kathmandu district on Sunday.

The ill-fated bus was carrying 50 students of the Junkiri English School.

The identities of the deceased are yet to be ascertained, according to the District Police Range, Kathmandu.

SP Apilraj Bohora shared that the students injured in the accident have been sent to various hospitals for treatment while the rescue operation was underway.

The details of the accident are awaited, SP Bohora added. 

Four people have died and 12 others sustained injuries when a passenger bus met with an accident in Dadeldhura last night.

The bus was on its way towards Purchaudi of Baitadi from Mahendranagar when the mishap occurred at Khasrekhan of Amargadhi Municipality-7, Dadeldhura.

Two women, a man and an infant died on the spot, said Police Inspector Upendra Bahadur Bam at the District Police Office Dadeldhura.

The deceased have been identified as 45-year-old Jayamati Bohara, 20-year-old Kamala Bohara, her infant son and 22-year-old Sahadev Bohara of Purchaudi Municipality-3 in Baitadi district.

Bus driver Birendra Bohara is critically injured in the accident and he has been taken to Dhangadhi for treatment.

The remaining injured persons are receiving treatment at Dadeldhura Hospital, Police Inspector Bam said.

Police suspect that the accident occurred as the driver fell asleep.

Two persons died and 15 others were injured when a commuter bus met with an accident in Sindhuli on Monday.

The bus (Pradesh 01-006 Kha 6785) was heading towards Bhojpur from Kathmandu when the incident occurred at Mahendrajhyadi Bhalkhada in Hariharpurgadhi Rural Municipality-5 Sindhuli along the Madan Bhandari Postal Highway.

Rural Municipality Chairman Bajradhoj Waiba informed that two persons died on the spot in the accident.

The injured are being taken to Kapilkot and Sindhuli Hospitals.

Two persons died and 27 others sustained injuries when a bus met with an accident near Ranjha Chowk in Banke district on Thursday.

The bus (Bhe 1 Kha 2128) was heading towards Nepalgunj from Dang when the incident occurred, said Deputy Superintendent Narayan Dangi of the District Police Office Banke.

The deceased have been identified as Dhana Bahadur Oli (60) and Santosh Bhusal (24), the bus helper, of Tulasipur, Dang.

The injured are undergoing treatment at the Bheri Hospital in Nepalgunj and at the Kohalpur-based Teaching Hospital, according to police.

As many as 17 people were injured when a commuter bus met with an accident at Samuhagadh of Silgadhi Municipality-4 in Dipayal district on Friday.

The incident occurred after the bus (Na 5 Kha 4451) fell some 35 meters down the road.

Bhimlal Bhattarai, Information Officer at the District Police Office, Doti, said that the bus of Shaileshwori Yatayat Company was heading to Dipayal from Dhangadhi when the incident took place.

The injured have been rushed to Sujang Hospital at Rajpur in Doti for treatment.

Fifteen bodies, out of 65, who went missing after two passenger buses plunged into the Trishuli River after being swept away by a mudslide at Simaltal of Bharatpur Metropolis-29 in Chitwan, have been found. Among the retrieved bodies, eight have been identified.

According to the Armed Police Force (APF) updates, till 9:30 am today, they have ascertained the identities of eight victims including three Indian citizens.

Those Indian nationals are Rhishipal Sah (28) of Sitamani, Bihar, Jaya Prakash Thakur (30) of Betiya Thana in Paschim Champaran and Sajad Ansari (30) of Betiya Majheiliya.

Similarly, other deceased have been identified as Bikash Pariyar (22) of Madi-2, Chitwan; Ramit Kushar Majhi (19) of Barhathawa-3, Sarlahi; Sudip BK (23) of Patahani of Bharatpur Metropolis-22, Paramananda Pundit (43) of Bishrampur-6, Bara; and Firoj Miya of Rautahat-17.

APF Spokesperson Deputy Superintendent of Police, Shailendra Thapa, said their relatives have already received the bodies.

Seven dead including a woman are yet to be identified and their bodies were retrieved from Golaghat, Salabas, and Sisawar of Chitwan, Gaidakot, Bhutaha, and Tribeni Barrage of Nawalpur.

Earlier on Friday, two passenger buses fell into the Trishuli River after being swept away by a landslide at Simaltal.

One bus (Bagmati Province 3-006 Kha 1516) was heading towards Kathmandu from Birgunj, while the other (Bagmati Province 03-001 Kha 2459) was en route to Gaur from Kathmandu.

It has been learnt that there were 65 passengers onboard the two buses: 38 on the bus bound for Kathmandu from Birgunj and 38 on the next.

Three passengers saved lives by jumping out of the bus heading towards Gaur from Kathmandu.

Jugeshwor Raya Yadav and Saroj Kumar Gupta of Garuda Municipality-19 in Rautahat have already returned home while Nandan Das of Dewahi Banahi Municipality-10 in Rautahat is under medical treatment, it has been said.

Dozens of people went missing when two passenger buses plunged into the Trishuli river on Friday.

The incident occurred after a landslide triggered by torrential rainfall swept away the buses into the river at Simaltal area along the Narayanghat-Mugling road section in Chitwan district, officials confirmed. The buses were carrying 65 passengers, it has been said.

Chief District Officer of Chitwan, Indra Dev Yadav, confirmed that two vehicles fell into the river at 3:30 this morning.

According to Yadav, a bus of Ganapati Deluxe heading to Gaur of Rautahat from Kathmandu was carrying 41 persons and the next bus on its way to Kathmandu from Birgunj had 24 persons on board.

The Chief District Officer, who is on the site, said that the rescue workers have started clearing the debris.

Yadav said details of the accident are awaited.

Eight people were injured when a bus met with an accident at Birta Lampani in Khimti of Likhu Tamakoshi Rural Municipality-6, Ramechhap district on Friday. Among the injured is the bus driver.

The bus with registration plate number Ba 5 Kha 5624 and belonging to the Araniko Yatayat Pvt Ltd was heading towards Manthali from Gairi of the rural municipality when the accident occurred.  The mishap occurred after the bus slipped in mud.

The condition of three among the injured is serious, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Pradip Kumar Singh, the Chief of the District Police Office, Ramechhap.

The injured passengers are being treated at the Primary Health Centre in Khimti and at the Manthali Hospital while those with serious injuries have been sent to Kathmandu for advanced medical treatment.

Police said the bus was carrying 25 people.

The District Police Office stated that the bus driver has been taken under control for further investigation.

Two persons died and 21 others were injured in a bus accident in Surkhet today.

The deceased have been identified as Sher Bahadur Khadka (65) from Dullu Municipality-10 in Dailekh and currently residing in Thakurbaba Municipality-5 in Bardiya and Bhimsen Rana of Dungeshwor Rural Municipality-6 in Dailekh, according to Spokesperson for the District Police Office, Surkhet, Deputy Superintendent of Police Birendra Bir Bishwakarma.

The bus (Karnali Province 02001 Kha 0852) heading towards Surkhet from Dailekh fell off the road and got stuck in a tree near Katkuwa of Birendranagar Municipality-7.

Among the injured, one is said to be in critical condition while others are out of life-threatening conditions.

The injured are being treated at the Karnali Province Hospital, Surkhet, and Birendranagar-based health facilities.

The accident could have resulted in more fatalities if the vehicle had not got stuck into the tree.

The accident occurred due to over-speed, according to the police preliminary investigation.  

Three persons died and 52 others were injured in a bus accident at Dharawati in Piskar-2 of Sindhupalchowk on Friday.

According to DSP Niranjan Bhattarai of the District Police Office, Sindhupalchowk, the bus (Ba 4 Kha 5616) belonging to Rolwaling Yatayat was carrying wedding attendants from Dolakha when the tragedy occurred in Dharawati, Tripura Sundari Rural Municipality-5 at around 7 am today.

The injured have been taken to a hospital for treatment.

Fourteen people were injured when a passenger bus met with an accident at Thinbang, Bagchaur Municipality-2 of Salyan.

The incident occurred when the bus (Ra 1 Kha 2085) heading towards Rukum from Dang fell off a bridge at Thinbang, Bagchaur-2, said Deputy Inspector General Kuber Kadayat, the Chief of the Lumbini Province Police.

According to him, four of the injured persons are in serious condition.

Nepal Police personnel and the locals have rescued the injured persons and taken them to a Tharmare-based hospital and the District Hospital in Salyan for treatment.

Further details of the accident are awaited, DIGP Kadayat said.