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Six killed in Nawalparasi bus accident

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Kawasoti, October 21

At least six people are reported dead and 40 others injured following a bus accident in Nawalparasi on Sunday morning. The bus (Lu 1 Kha 8454) heading to Bhairahawa from Itahari when it fell off the road on the East-West highway at Arunkhola of Madhyabindu Municipality-11.

The deceased are: Tilak Bista (35) Suhan Karki (11) Ramjeet Rai (27), Abdul Ansari (32) and Bidyananda Yadav. The identity of one of the deceased is yet to be ascertained, according to Superintendent at the District Police Office Nawalpur, Ramesh Thapa. The incident took place at 5 am as the bus veered off the road and fell some 35 metres.

The headlight of the bus was dimmed and it was over speeding, SP Thapa quoted a passenger as saying. Of the injured, 37 are being treated at Bharatpur and others have already returned home following treatment at a local health facility.

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