Pilgrims’ bus bound for Devghat crashes in Dhading, one dead, 23 injured

KATHMANDU: A bus carrying pilgrims from Bhaktapur to Devghat, Chitwan, met with an accident near Satkila, Thakre Rural Municipality-7, Dhading, on Sunday night.

The crash resulted in one fatality and left 23 others injured.

The incident occurred at around 10 PM when the bus (Ba 3 Kha 8923) lost control and crashed along the Prithvi Highway.

Parvati Kafle, a 50-year-old woman from Bhirkot, Dolakha, succumbed to her injuries while undergoing treatment at Nepal Police Hospital, Maharajgunj.

Injury Status

• 2 critically injured
• 14 moderately injured
• 7 sustained minor injuries

The injured have been taken to various hospitals, including Saibaba Hospital in Dharke, Dhading, Basbari Neuro Hospital, Trauma Center, and Nepal Police Hospital in Kathmandu.

List of Injured

Receiving treatment at Saibaba Hospital, Dharke, Dhading:

• Jit Bahadur Magar (36, Dolakha, bus driver) – Head and hand injuries, moderate condition

At Basbari Neuro Hospital, Kathmandu:

• Shanta Adhikari (53, Lalitpur) – Head injury, critical
• Januka Humagain (68, Jorpati, Kathmandu) – Head injury, critical
• Shiv Prasad Humagain (Jorpati, Kathmandu) – Head injury, moderate
• Samita Humagain (42, Jorpati, Kathmandu) – Facial injuries, minor
• Pavitra Rawat (46, Mahalaxmi, Lalitpur) – Head and hand injuries, moderate

At Nepal Police Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu:

• Radhika Kafle (50, Dolakha) – Internal injuries, moderate
• Sabina Kafle (28, Jorpati, Kathmandu) – Minor injuries
• Krishna Prasad Kafle (55, Bhaktapur, former police inspector) – Back, chest, and leg injuries, moderate
• Sabitri Dhakal (44, Bhaktapur, police office assistant) – Multiple injuries, moderate
• Surya Prasad Kafle (Bhaktapur, former police inspector) – Left arm injury, moderate
• Goma Kafle (44, police office assistant, CIB Lainchaur, Kathmandu) – Multiple injuries, moderate
• Dhiraj Kafle (28, Bhaktapur) – Minor injuries
• Chameli Bhandari (residence/age unknown) – Internal injuries, moderate
• Ram Chaulagain (residence/age unknown) – Internal injuries, moderate

At Trauma Center, Kathmandu:

• Jamuna Kafle (26, Dolakha, Tamakoshi) – Head, arm, and waist injuries, moderate
• Ambika Kafle (38, Dolakha, Tamakoshi) – Head, abdomen, and chest injuries, moderate
• Dandapani Kafle (52, Dolakha) – Ear injury, moderate
• Nara Bahadur Oli (83, Dolakha) – Chest and facial injuries, critical
• Geeta Bhandari (Bhaktapur, Suryabinayak) – Minor injuries
• Maina Nepal (50, Bhaktapur, Suryabinayak) – Minor injuries
• Narayan Prasad Adhikari (45, Lalitpur) – Hand and leg injuries, moderate
• Hari Prasad Kafle (31, Dolakha, Tamakoshi) – Minor injuries

Injured Sent to Kathmandu, Contact Unavailable:

• Bimochan Sapkota (27, Ramechhap, assistant driver) – Cheek injury, minor | 📞 9768405185