Chitwan bus accident: Injured identified

KATHMANDU: A bus accident on the Narayangadh-Muglin road section in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-29, Setidobhan, left 29 passengers injured early Sunday morning.

The bus (Lu 3 Pa 001 Kha 0077), traveling from Nepalgunj to Kathmandu, veered off a bridge and plunged about 20 meters into a river at 4:45 AM, according to Chitwan District Police.

Among the injured, 11 are women and 14 are men.

All have been rescued and taken to Chitwan Medical College, Bharatpur, for treatment. Most injuries are moderate, while some are minor.

Moderate Injuries:

Nisha Shahi (30, Dailekh) – Facial injury
Setu Bahadur Gharti Magar (41, Bardiya Madhuwan) – Facial injury
Gita Raut Oli (30, Bardiya Bansgadhi) – Left leg injury
Parvati Rajkoti (38, Rapti Sonari) – Facial injury
Dinesh Bahadur Rijal (39, Bardiya Bansgadhi) – Facial injury
Ram Lakhan Chaudhary (31, Banke) – External head injury
Priyana Tamang (28, Nuwakot Bidur) – External head injury
Purnabahadur Malla (38, Banke Kohalpur) – Facial injury
Pooja Kathayat (25, Banke) – Facial and head injuries
Manan Budha Chhetri (17, Banke Kohalpur) – Facial injury
Mahesh Kathayat (18, Kailali Lamkichuha) – Facial injury

Minor Injuries:

Ranjana Mahato (23, Nuwakot) – Minor injuries
Radha Shahi (34, Banke) – No external injuries
Eman Rana (31, Bardiya) – Knee injury
Dil Kumari Magar (35, Banke) – Forehead injury
Abhishek Magar (14, Banke) – Facial injury
Asmi Magar (12, Banke) – Left arm injury
Nakkhi Budha Magar (69, Kailali Lamkichuha) – Cheek injury
Ramesh Chaudhary (37, Surkhet Birendranagar) – Minor injuries
Rita Gharti (39, Nepalgunj) – Minor injuries
Paras Pandey (50, Kathmandu Chandragiri) – Minor injuries
Durga Bahadur Saud (24, Surkhet Chingad) – Minor injuries

The bus driver, Rajan Giri (27, Banke Kohalpur), along with bus staff Indra Bahadur Thapa Magar (51) and Sujan Khatri (25, Salyan), were also involved in the accident but sustained only minor injuries.

Preliminary investigations suggest that the accident occurred due to a front tire puncture, causing the driver to lose control.

Further investigation is underway.