DHANUSHA, Nov 2: Four people, including three members of the same family, were killed and two children were seriously injured after a passenger bus hit an auto-rickshaw in Dhanusha on Saturday evening.
The bus with the registration number SuPa 01–001 Kha 3288 was traveling from Biratnagar to Dhangadhi when it collided head-on with an auto-rickshaw (Province 2–01–001 Ha 1230) coming from the opposite direction.
According to Inspector Laxman KC of the Dhalkeber Area Police Office, the accident occurred near Birendra Bazaar in Ganeshman Charnath Municipality–1 along the East-West Highway. Those killed were identified as 40-year-old Dhan Bahadur Purvachhane Magar, 35-year-old Shambhu Purvachhane Magar, 35-year-old Nisha Magar, and around 40-year-old auto driver Dambar Rai, all residents of Bharatpur in the same municipality. They died on the spot.
Inspector KC said 14-year-old Sheetal Magar and 9-year-old Roshan Magar were seriously injured and have been admitted to Neuro Hospital in Janakpurdham for treatment. Police said an investigation into the incident is underway.