A private Maruti van (Ko 1 Cha 3861) heading to Itahari collided with a tempo (Ko 1 Ha 671) coming from the opposite direction, police said.[break]
Both the vehicles caught fire following the collision, eyewitness Nirmal Adhikari informed. “A loud sound similar to a bomb explosion was heard immediately after the collision,” Adhikari added.
Three passengers are reported to be in critical condition after they were caught by fire.
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