LAMKI (KAILALI), March 12: Vehicular movement along the Karnali Bridge has been halted after the damage to 14 support wires when they caught fire from a truck on Monday. 

A special technical team suggested the local authority not allow movement of vehicles on the bridge till the conduct of a detailed inspection, according to the Road Division Office, Nepalgunj.

Engineer at the Division Office, Niraj Shakya, said vehicular movement along the bridge was stopped for now. "We reached the incident site last night. Another technical team is arriving today for further inspection," he added.

Police Inspector at the Area Police Office, Chisapani, Hariram Dangi, said everyone driving a vehicle was requested to adopt diversion in traffic routes with the closure of regular routes.

The vehicles that operate from Sudurpaschim Province to the federal capital Kathmandu and other provinces have been asked to use the way from Bardiya and Nepalgunj via the Sattipur Bridge.

A truck (Na 5 Kha 5297) heading west had suddenly caught fire on the Karnali Bridge on Monday afternoon. The fire from the truck later spread to the construction wires of the bridge, spreading panic among the people.

(RSS)