Sukute road mishap; still five injured under treatment

Banepa–Five among the injured of the bus accident that occurred at Chautara Sangachokgadhi municipality-9, Sukute on Sunday are still undergoing treatment at hospitals.

As many as 49 passengers among the injured had received treatment at Dhulikhel and Banepa. Four out of 47 injured who were undergoing treatment at community hospital in Dhulikhel were sent to Kathmandu for further treatment on Sunday while 41 of them had returned home following treatment, police informed. Still three are receiving treatment at the same hospitals, shared Deputy Superintendant of Police (DSP) of District Police Office, Kavre Deepak Giri.

Those still undergoing treatment are Jeevan Khadka, Praveen Ale Magar and Sabita Thapa. All the injured are from Dolakha, police informed. According to DSP Giri, Bindumaya Lama and Khem Dhoj Tamang are undergoing treatment at Banepa-based Sheer Memorial Hospital.

The bus (Ba 2 Kha 7245) en route to Kathmandu from Mude Deurali of Dolakha had plunged into the Sunkoshi River at Chuatara Sangachokgadhi municipality-9.