Bara bus accident: all dead identified

Kathmandu: All the seven, who were killed in the bus accident that occurred near the Churiyamai temple of Jitpur Simara sub-metropolis-22 in Bara in the wee hours today, have been identified.

The bus was carrying pilgrims most of them from India, it is reported. The District Police Office, Makwanpur has identified the deceased as Bijay Lal Pundit (41 years old) of Loharpatti, Mahottari; Bahadur Singh (67), Mira Devi Singh (65), Satyawati Singh (60), Rajendra Chaturvedi (70), Shreekant Chaturvedi (65), and Baijanti Devi (67) from Rajasthan, India.

The bus was carrying a total of 26 passengers and 17 were injured in the accident are being treated in Hetauda Hospital and Hetauda-based Sancho Hospital and Churehill Hospital and the Old Medical College, Bharatpur in Chitwan, according to Superintendent of Police Sitaram Rijal of DPO, Makwnapur.

The bus (Madhesh Province 3001 Kha 7994) en route to Janakpur from Kathmandu met with an accident at 2:00 a.m. today

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