11 of 13 killed in Makawanpur microbus crash identified

The death toll in an microbus crash in Chisapanigadhi, Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-6 of Makawanpur district, has risen to 13, with 11 of the victims identified. According to the District Police Office, Makawanpur, those identified include the driver, 30-year-old Rabishankar Kumar Mandal of Kabilasi Rural Municipality-8 in Sarlahi, and 10 residents of Sundarpur Tole in Chakraghatta Rural Municipality-4 of the same district. Six people were injured in the accident.

Three of them, Mukesh Yadav, 34; Saksham Kumar Yadav, 5; and Devendra Rai, 26, have been discharged after treatment. Three others remain under treatment. Sujan Yadav, 3, and Sudip Yadav, 14 months, have been referred to Mediciti Hospital in Kathmandu for further treatment.

Another injured passenger, 31-year-old Devendra Rai, also known as Bechu, has been referred to Manakamana Hospital in Bharatpur, police said. The electric minibus was travelling from Kathmandu to Sarlahi when it plunged off the road at Chisapanigadhi along the Bhimphedi-Kulekhani-Kathmandu road section at around 5:45 am on Thursday.