One dead, 27 injured in bus accident

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CHAUTARA, March 19: A person died on the spot and 27others were injured after a passenger bus met with an accident at Phulpingkatti VDC in Sindhupalchowk district on Friday night.

Police said that 55-year-old Ram Bahadur Kami of Phulpingkatti-6 died in the incident. It is said that the injured are receiving treatment in the Lalitpur-based B and B Hospital and Dhulikhel Hospital in Kavre.

Area Police Office, Bahrabise, shared that the bus (Ba 1 Kha 9343) on its way to Phulpingkatti from the capital city fell some 100 meters off the road near Lupsing area due to overload. RSS

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