BHAKTAPUR, Dec 30: One person died while two others sustained critical injuries when an overspeeding car en route to Kathmandu from Bhaktapur met with an accident. 

The accident took place when the Kathmandu-bound car (Ba 4 Cha 576) hit the road divider at Madhyapur Thimi municipality-4, Chardobato.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) at Metropolitan Police Range, Bhaktapur, Raju Pandey said that Abhishek Shah, 22, of Dhanusha sub-metropolis-15, currently living in Shantingar in Kathmandu died when the car he was travelling crashed into another taxi after hitting the divider. 

Immediately after the accident, three injured including Shah were taken to Madhyapur Hospital. He was pronounced dead while undergoing treatment.

Car driver Sabin Ghising, 25, of Kamalamai municipality-12, sustained critical injuries in the mishap. He is currently undergoing treatment at Madhyapur Hospital. Another injured person has returned home after minor treatment at the hospital.

 
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