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18 critically injured airlifted to Nepalgunj for treatment, death toll reaches 28

BANKE, Oct 12:  A total of 18 persons critically injured in a passenger bus accident in Mugu district have been airlifted to Nepalgaunj for further treatment. They were airlifted to Nepalgunj through a passenger aircraft and an army chopper.
By GANESH BISHU

BANKE, Oct 12:  A total of 18 persons critically injured in a passenger bus accident in Mugu district have been airlifted to Nepalgaunj for further treatment. They were airlifted to Nepalgunj through a passenger aircraft and an army chopper. 


According to In-Charge of Nepalgunj Airport Security Guard Sub-Inspector Santosh Shah, 10 persons who have received deep injuries on their head have been taken to Kohalpur Medical College and five other injured persons have been taken to a Nursing Home in Nepalgunj for treatment. 


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According to Sub-Inspector Shah, three other persons airlifted by army chopper have also been taken to Kohalpur Medical College for further treatment. 


At least 28 people were killed and 18 injured as a passenger bus met with a tragic accident in Pina Gaaun (Saatmod) area of Chhayanath Rara Municipality-7 in Mugu district Tuesday afternoon.


The passenger bus (Bhe 1 Kha 3136) enroute to Gamgadhi-- the district headquarter of Mugu district-- from Nepalgunj met with the accident in Pina Gaaun area at around 12:30 pm, according to Republica correspondent in Surkhet Nagendra Upadhyay.

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