DANG May 19: One person died and 23 others were injured this morning when two buses collided in Deukhuri.
The deceased is 24-year-old Shobha Pariyar of Rolpa Runtigadhi Rural Municipality-9. Including her two sons, 23 people were injured in the accident. Of them, 12 are in critical condition.
One dead, four injured in car-bus collision
Dang District Police Office Spokesperson Rajan Kumar Gautam shared that the accident occurred when a bus (Lu 2 Kha 785) going from Lamahi to Bhalubang, collided into another bus (Na 5 Kha 4898), traveling from Birgunj to Tulsipur. The accident occurred around 7 in the morning.
According to DSP Gautam, 12 of the passengers are in serious condition. Among the critically injured, 7 people have been referred to Bhairahawa, 3 people to Rapti Academy of Health Sciences, Ghorahi and 2 to Nepalgunj. Other injured passengers are being treated at Lamahi Hospital.
