Five-member committee formed to investigate Makwanpur EV accident that killed 14

Kathmandu, November 12 A five-member committee has been formed to investigate the electric vehicle (EV) accident in Chisapani Gadhi, Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-6, Makwanpur, which killed 14 people and injured six others. According to Makwanpur Chief District Officer Basanta Adhikari, the committee has been formed under the coordination of Assistant Chief District Officer Shesh Kanta Poudel.

The committee has been given one week to investigate the cause of the accident and submit its report. The committee includes Ramesh Bista, an inspector at the District Traffic Police Office, Makwanpur; Police Inspector Umashankar Prasad; an engineer from the provincial Infrastructure Development Office; and a law officer from the Bagmati Province Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law.

The investigation will examine whether the vehicle was carrying passengers beyond its permitted capacity, its route permit, the driver’s condition and the physical condition of the road. It will also recommend measures that relevant authorities should adopt to prevent similar accidents in the future.