KATHMANDU, Nov 12: The death toll from a passenger van accident at Chisapani Gadhi in Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-6, Makwanpur, has reached 14. Eleven of the deceased have been identified, while the identities of three deceased are yet to be established.
According to the police, five members of the same family are among those who died. The victims, including the driver, were passengers from the same neighborhood in Ward No. 4 of Chakraghatta Rural Municipality, Sarlahi. Six people were injured in the accident.
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Of the injured, three have been discharged after treatment, while three others were referred to Kathmandu and Chitwan for further medical care.
The accident occurred at around 5:45 am on Thursday along the Bhimphedi-Kulekhani-Kathmandu road section. The EV Hiace was travelling from Kathmandu to Sarlahi when it plunged around 500 metres down a steep slope.
