One dead, 34 injured in road mishap

BHADRAPUR, Dec 13: At least one person died and other 34 were injured when a passenger bus overturned in Biring rivulet located in between Ghailadubba and Surunga along the East-West Highway at around 11 on Monday night.



Among the injured, Rana Bahadur Subba (58) of Taplejung district died while undergoing treatment in Neuro Hospital in Biratnagar at 3.30 on Tuesday morning. [break]



Seven among the injured are in critical condition, said District Traffic Office, Birtamodh.



Critically wounded bus driver Ram Bahadur Bhujel (32) of Narayangarh and an adolescent aged around 18 were sent to BP Koirala Institute for Health Sciences for treatment while other injured including Ripan Muslim, Rabin Parajuli hailing from Pokhara, an Indian national Jamal Muslim and Nanda Kumari Subba are undergoing treatment in the Neuro Hospital.



Other injured are being treated in a hospital in Birtamod.



According to police, a (Na 2 Kha 7465) of Munal Travels heading towards Butwal from Kakadbhitta met with accident immediately after crossing Biring bridge due to high speed.

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