Dang, June 8
A five-year-old minor was killed and 27 others were injured, 11 critically, after a bus they were travelling in met with an accident in Dang this morning.
An Indian national, Nirubi Mohammad of Lakhinpur in India, died on the spot in the incident.
The bus (Na 5 Kha 1821) heading towards Nepalgunj from Janakpur plunged into a river, along the Bhalubang-Laqmahi road section, at Paharuwa of Rapti Rural Municipality at 6:00 am on Friday.
The driver might have dozed off while driving the vehicle, police suspected.
Of the 33 passengers, 27 injured including another minor were rushed to Kohalpur in Banke for treatment. Remaining injured are undergoing treatment at Lamahi Hospital.
