14 killed, 7 injured in Palpa bus plunge
PALPA, FEB 06 - Fourteen persons were killed when a passenger bus plunged into a river at Chidipani VDC in Palpa district on early Thursday morning.
The Bhairahawa bound bus (Lu 1 Kha 4924) skidded off the road and plunged some 500 meters down into Bhalu Khola along the Siddhartha Highway at around 2 am, police said.
The identification of the deceased is yet to be established. Seven others were injured in the accident. They are admitted to Palpa -based Mission Hospital and Lumbini Medical College for treatment.
Locals, Nepal Police and Nepal Army personnel are carrying out the rescue operation in the accident site. The reason behind the accident has not been known yet.
The Bhairahawa bound bus (Lu 1 Kha 4924) skidded off the road and plunged some 500 meters down into Bhalu Khola along the Siddhartha Highway at around 2 am, police said.
The identification of the deceased is yet to be established. Seven others were injured in the accident. They are admitted to Palpa -based Mission Hospital and Lumbini Medical College for treatment.
Locals, Nepal Police and Nepal Army personnel are carrying out the rescue operation in the accident site. The reason behind the accident has not been known yet.
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