CHITWAN, Oct 31: At least 33 people were injured when two passenger buses and a truck collided at Tikauli Forest along the East–West Highway in Bharatpur Metropolitan City–9, Chitwan.
According to the Chitwan District Police Office, the accident occurred around 1 AM on Friday when a passenger bus (Pra 3-03-001 Kha 0123) en route to Kathmandu from Rautahat hit the rear of a truck (Na 6 Kha 813) that had stopped in front of it. Another bus (Ba Pra 03-001 Kha 3902) coming from Janakpur towards Kathmandu then rammed into the back of the first bus.
Among the injured are both bus drivers and passengers. Police said eight people sustained moderate injuries, while 25 others were slightly hurt. The injured are undergoing treatment at Chitwan Medical College, National City Hospital, and Bharatpur Hospital.
The injured passengers include residents of Dhanusha, Rautahat, Mahottari, and Udayapur districts, as well as several Indian nationals from Motihari.
Police have taken Krishna Mandal, 43, driver of the Ba Pra 03-001 Kha 3902 bus and a resident of Sahid Municipality–4, Dhanusha, into custody, while the truck driver is on the run.
Teams from the District Traffic Police Office, Tandi Area Police Office, and Gondrang Police Post were deployed to the site to facilitate rescue operations and manage traffic.
The injured people have been identified as follows:
Injured receiving treatment at Chitwan Medical College
1. Sarthak Babu Kshetri (20), Triyuga–10, Udayapur — moderate
2. Sadakat Miya (39), Janakpur–17, Dhanusha — moderate
3. Narendra Shah (52), Janakpur–17, Dhanusha — minor
Bus and tipper crash in Chitwan, 26 injured
4. Mukesh Kumar Kesari (41), Gaur–5, Rautahat — moderate
5. Samir Ansari (17), Janakpur–7, Dhanusha — minor
6. Gita Devi Yadav (50), Pipara–1, Mahottari — minor
7. Krishna Kumar Sah, Rajdevi–1, Rautahat — moderate
8. Basant Jha (46), Janakpur–1, Dhanusha — minor
9. Mukesh Lal Karn (49), Janakpur–4, Dhanusha — minor
10. Anju Karn (34), Janakpur–4, Dhanusha — minor
11. Aarush Karn, Janakpur–4, Dhanusha — minor
12. Ram Kshetri (37), Pipara–1, Mahottari — minor
13. Aniket Kumar Sah (20), Rajdevi–1, Rautahat — moderate
14. Aarabh Mishra (11), Brindaban–3, Rautahat — moderate
15. Bidha Chaudhary (19), Laxminiya–4, Dhanusha — moderate
Injured receiving treatment at National City Hospital
1. Aditya Kumar Singh (20), Jaleshwar–5, Dhanusha — minor
2. Rekha Singh (43), Jaleshwar–5, Dhanusha — minor
3. Anjali Singh (21), Jaleshwar–5, Dhanusha — minor
4. Sunil Prasad (32), Motihari, India — minor
5. Subhadra Kumari Chaudhary (25), Motihari, India — minor
6. Priya Jaiswal (7), Motihari, India — minor
7. Kriti Jaiswal (4), Motihari, India — minor
8. Alok Kumar Raut (28), Janakpur–8, Dhanusha — minor
9. Monu Kumar Mahato (21), Rajdevi–2, Rautahat — minor
10. Gambhiradevi Thakur (66), Gaur–9, Rautahat — minor
11. Bijay Sah (50), Garuda–7, Rautahat — minor
12. Urmila Kumari Sah (40), Garuda–7, Rautahat — minor
13. Sunita Devi Mishra (62), Brindaban–3, Rautahat — moderate
Injured receiving treatment at Bharatpur Hospital
1. Raj Kishor Das (30), Durgawati–2, Rautahat — minor
2. Raju Das (25), Durgawati–2, Rautahat — minor
3. Mohammad Saheb (22), Motihari, India — minor
4. Roshi Kumar Sah (19), Madhavanarayan–5, Rautahat — minor
5. Divya Chaudhary (19), Laxminiya–4, Dhanusha — moderate
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