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Death toll rises to 5 in microbus & bus collision

Among the injured, one is reported to be in critical condition.

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KATHMANDU: Accident on the Narayangadh-Muglin road section at Satra Kilo, five people lost their lives, and six others sustained injuries.

Among the injured, one is reported to be in critical condition.

According to District Police Office spokesperson Bheshraj Rijal, the accident occurred at around 3:00 AM when a microbus traveling from Muglin to Narayangadh collided with a bus headed in the opposite direction.

Those killed in the accident include 42-year-old Raj Bahadur Gurung from Arughat Rural Municipality-1 in Gorkha, the microbus driver, an unidentified 40-year-old woman, and two men aged 32 and 35.

Five others were injured in the collision.

Two of the injured are currently receiving treatment at Bharatpur Hospital, while three are being treated at Chitwan Medical College.