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Hetauda, Nov 12: Identities of four persons who died in the passenger-ferrying vehicle accident have been established. At least 10 persons had lost their lives in the accident and other six injured are undergoing treatment at Hetauda Hospital. The electric vehicle met with the accident at Chisapanigadi in Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-6, Makwanpur this morning.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) at the District Police Makwanpur, Madhab Prasad Kafle, the deceased have been identified as the driver of the vehicle, 30-year-old Rabishankar Kumar Mandal from Kawilasi Municipality-8, Sarlahi, four-year-old Deepika Yadav, nine-year-old Shiksha Yadav, and Bikesh Yadav from Sundarpur, Chakraghatta Rural Municipality-4, Sarlahi. The identities of six other deceased are yet to be confirmed.
The vehicle (Madhesh Province 03-001 Ja 0880), heading from Kathmandu towards Sarlahi, fell off a cliff about 500 meters down the Bhimphedi-Kulekhani-Kathmandu road section at around 5:45 am today. The injured include 33-year-old Mukesh Yadav, 16-month-old Sudip Yadav, 26-year-old Devendra Yadav, 12-year-old Saksham Yadav, eight-year-old Sudip Yadav, and Devendra Rai, (Bachchu). According to Mukesh Yadav, who is being treated at the hospital, they were traveling from Tikathali, Lalitpur to Sarlahi to celebrate the Chhath festival.
He shared that most of the passengers onboard the vehicle were neighbors and relatives from the same village. Although the definite reason behind the accident is not known, it is guessed that the driver might not have sufficient rest. Meanwhile, Chief District Officer of Makwanpur, Basanta Adhikari, pointed out that there have been three major accidents along the Bhimphedi–Deurali road section within a year and emphasized the need for immediate road safety improvements. He also highlighted the lack of mirrors on bends, traffic signs, and other safety structures.
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