INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
SARLAHI, MARCH 27Four persons died while 32 others sustained injuries after the bus
they were travelling on plunged into a river along the East-West Highway in Sarlahi on Sunday.
14 killed, five injured in
Sankhuwasabha bus accident
One killed, 13 injured in Sarlahi road accident
According to police, the incident occurred when
the Bus (Na 4 Kha 8555), en route to Janakpur from Birgunj, skidded off the Fuljor Bridge and plunged into the river below, at around 11:15
am.
After preliminary investigation, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Madhav Budhathoki, Spokesperson at the District
Police Office Sarlahi, stated that the bus had lost control while crossing the bridge.All four bodies of the deceased have been kept at the
Malangawa Hospital for postmortem, DSP Budhathoki added.Among the injured, five critically injured persons have been referred to health
facilities in Birgunj and Janakpur after primary treatment, he informed.Locals, police personnel with the help of the passengers of the
other vehicles conducted a rescue operation and sent the injured to health care centres in Lalbandi, Bayalbas, Malangawa, and Hariban for
treatment.Further investigation into the case is underway, DSP Budhathoki added.
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