Pepsicola bus accident update: two dead

Kathmandu, Sept 3: Two among the 14 people injured in a road accident that took place at Pepsicola of Kathmandu this morning have died.

Fourteen people were injured in the accident that occurred at 7:30 this morning when a bus (Ba 3 Kha 4848) en route to Pepsicola from Jadibuti collided with a jeep (Ba 6 Cha 5342) coming from the opposite direction, said a spokesperson of District Police Range, Kathmandu, Superintendent of Police (SP) Kumod Dhungel.

A scooter (Bagmati Province No. 02-037Pa 5311) and a motorcycle (Bagmati Province No. 02-041 pa 4838) also collided following the collision between the two vehicles.

The deceased have been identified as motorcyclist Raj Bhattarai, 21, and Armed Police Force personnel Usha Thapa, 25.  

According to SP Dhungel, the injured are undergoing treatment at Motherland Hospital in Pepsicola and at Civil Hospital in New Baneshwar. 

The bus driver involved in the accident, 24-year-old Janak Raut of Ramechhap, has been detained by the police.