A total of 33 passengers were injured in a terrible road accident that occurred late last night at Tikauli Jungle, Bharatpur Metropolitan City–9, Chitwan. According to the District Police Office, Chitwan, eight of the injured are reported to be in moderate condition after two passenger buses and a truck collided.
The accident took place at around 1:45 a.m. when a Dolphin passenger bus (Ba. Pra. 0300 Kha 0123) traveling from Gaur to Kathmandu lost control and rammed into a parked truck (Na 6 Kha 813) loaded with bricks. Immediately after the collision, another Rudraksha passenger bus (Ba. Pra. 0300 Kha 3902) coming from Janakpur to Kathmandu crashed into the same bus. Police suspect that the high speed of the buses might have caused the drivers to lose control.
Both buses overturned on the road following the impact. Upon receiving the report, a rescue team from Armed Police Force, Nepal No. 17 Battalion, Ampatari, Chitwan, along with local residents, carried out rescue operations and sent the injured to various hospitals for treatment.
Among the injured, 15 are being treated at Chitwan Medical College, 13 at National City Hospital, and 5 at Bharatpur Government Hospital.
According to police, the driver of the Rudraksha bus, 43-year-old Krishna Mandal, a resident of Shahid Municipality–4, Dhanusha, has been taken into custody for investigation. The obstructed highway was cleared using cranes, and traffic resumed on a one-way basis around 3 a.m.
List of Injured Persons
(A) Receiving Treatment at Chitwan Medical College
- Sarthak Babu Shrestha, 20, Triyuga Municipality–10, Udayapur
- Sadakat Mia, 39, Janakpur Sub-Metropolitan–17, Dhanusha
- Narendra Shah, 52, Janakpur Sub-Metropolitan–17, Dhanusha
- Samir Ansari, 17, Janakpur Sub-Metropolitan–7, Dhanusha
- Basant Jha, 46, Janakpur Sub-Metropolitan–1, Dhanusha
- Mukesh Lal Karna, 49, Janakpur Sub-Metropolitan–4, Dhanusha
- Anju Karna, 34, Janakpur Sub-Metropolitan–4, Dhanusha
- Aarush Karna, Janakpur Sub-Metropolitan–4, Dhanusha
- Vidya Chaudhary, 19, Laxminiya Rural Municipality–4, Dhanusha
- Aniket Kumar Sah, 20, Rajdevi Municipality–1, Rautahat
- Aarav Mishra, 11, Brindavan Municipality–3, Rautahat
- Krishna Kumar Sah, Rajdevi Municipality–1, Rautahat
- Mukesh Kumar Kesari, 41, Gaur Municipality–5, Rautahat
- Gita Devi Yadav, Pipara Rural Municipality–1, Mahottari
- Ram Shrestha, 37, Pipara Rural Municipality–1, Mahottari
(B) Receiving Treatment at National City Hospital, Bharatpur
- Alok Kumar Raut, 28, Janakpurdham Sub-Metropolitan–8, Dhanusha
- Aditya Kumar Singh, 20, Jaleshwar Municipality–5, Dhanusha
- Rekha Singh, 43, Jaleshwar Municipality–5, Dhanusha
- Anjali Singh, 21, Jaleshwar Municipality–5, Dhanusha
- Monu Kumar Mahato, 21, Rajdevi Municipality–2, Rautahat
- Gambhiradevi Thakur, 66, Gaur Municipality–9, Rautahat
- Vijay Sah, 50, Garuda Municipality–7, Rautahat
- Urmila Kumari Sah, 40, Garuda Municipality–7, Rautahat
- Sunita Devi Mishra, 62, Brindavan Municipality–3, Rautahat
- Sunil Prasad, 32, Motihari, India
- Subhadra Kumari Chaudhary, 25, Motihari, India
- Priya Jaiswal, 7, Motihari, India
- Krity Jaiswal, 4, Motihari, India
(C) Receiving Treatment at Bharatpur Government Hospital
- Divya Chaudhary, 19, Laxminiya Rural Municipality–4, Dhanusha
- Rajkishor Das, 30, Durgabhagwati Rural Municipality–2, Rautahat
- Roshi Kumar Sah, 19, Madhavanarayan Municipality–5, Rautahat
- Raju Das, 25, Madhavanarayan Municipality–5, Rautahat
- Mohammad Saheb, 22, Motihari, India
Authorities have urged drivers to remain cautious while traveling at night, as overspeeding and fatigue often contribute to such serious accidents.
