Six Killed in Separate Road Accidents Across Nepal

Kathmandu. Six people have died in separate road accidents across the country in the last 24 hours. These incidents occurred in Kanchanpur, Rupandehi, Chitwan, and Dang.

The most severe accident took place in Kugada, Krishnapur Municipality-1, Kanchanpur, where a jeep lost control and overturned, resulting in three deaths. The victims of the Se 1 Ja 290 jeep accident were identified as 24-year-old driver Arjun Saud, 60-year-old Nandaram Parki, and 62-year-old Kalawati Devi Bohara. Nandaram and Kalawati died on the spot, while driver Arjun succumbed to his injuries during treatment at Nisarga Hospital in Dhangadhi. Five others injured in the accident are currently receiving treatment at the same hospital.

Similarly, a tragic accident occurred in Shankarpur, Siddharthanagar Municipality-10, Rupandehi. A motorcycle with license plate Lu 6 Pa 3058 collided with a parked tractor trolley of unidentified registration, leading to the death of 52-year-old Narayan Bahadur Yadav. Yadav, a resident of Marchwari Rural Municipality-3, Madhubani, passed away while undergoing treatment at Bhim Hospital in Bhairahawa.

In Chitwan, an 18-year-old pedestrian named Priti Pariyar lost her life after being struck by a bus in Kharkatta, Madi Municipality-8. The bus, registered as Ba Pra 06-001 Kha 0204, hit the victim, who later died during treatment at Baghauda Hospital in Madi. Police have taken the bus driver into custody and initiated legal proceedings.

In another motorcycle accident in Chisapani, Gadhawa Rural Municipality-8, Dang, 19-year-old Manoj Chaudhary was killed. The motorcycle, Ra 2 Pa 4459, lost control, leaving Chaudhary critically injured. He died during treatment at the Medical College in Kohalpur. The motorcycle driver, who was also injured in the crash, is receiving treatment at Sagar Hospital in Banke. Police are conducting further investigations into all these incidents.