JHAPA, Oct 2: Two persons died and 13 others were injured in a road accident at Giribandhu Tea Estate of Birtamod Municipality-6 in Jhapa district today.
The deceased have been identified as Dinesh Kumar Bhattarai, 46, of Itahari Municipality-11, and Raj Kumar Chaudhary, 42, of Rangeli Municipality-2, according to District Police Office Spokesperson Khagendra Bahadur Khadka.
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A passenger bus belonging to Sagarmatha Yatayat met with an accident while heading towards Kakadvitta from Biratnagar.
All the injured are undergoing treatment at B&C Hospital. Chaudhary was working as the driver’s assistant. Police said a search is underway for the absconding bus driver.
