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Three killed in bus accident

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ITAHARI, Nov 20: Three persons died and18 others injured when a passenger bus met with an accident while trying to save cyclists and a jaywalker in Itahari-5, Pachrukhi along the East-West Highway Saturday.



Helper of the bus (Ko 1 Kha 1703) Gopal Tamang, 17, of Muga, Dhankuta and two unidentified male cyclists died on the spot. [break]



“The bus turned turtle when I suddenly put on the brakes to save the woman and the cyclists who were crossing the road. I lost my kid brother after the bus overturned,” driver Himal Tamang said.



Muna Rai, 30, of Dharan-17 has been taken to Siliguri, India for further treatment after BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), Dharan, referred him there.



Sub Inspector Binod Shrestha said Dambar Rai, 21, of Itahari-8, and Pramila BK, 25, Ajaya BK, 13, and Kuber Man BK, 30, of Beltar, Udayapur are in a critical condition and are being treated in Dharan while those with minor injuries have been sent home.



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