Pepsicola bus accident: Death of 2 injured ones

Kathmandu: Two 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 around 7:45 am when a bus (Ba.3Kha. 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 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 years old), 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 Baneshwor. The bus driver involved in the accident, 24-year-old Janak Raut of Ramechhap, has been detained by the police.

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