In Makwanpur district of Nepal, the electric microbus of people returning home to celebrate Chhath fell into a 300 meter deep gorge. 14 people including the driver died and 6 were injured in the accident.
Nepal Bus Accident: The happiness of Chhath festival in Nepal turned into mourning when the electric microbus of people returning home from Kathmandu became the victim of a horrific accident. In this accident that took place in Makwanpur district, 14 people including the driver died, while six others were injured. A total of 20 people were traveling in the vehicle at the time of the accident.
A horrific accident happened in the morning, the bus fell 300 meters.
The accident occurred on the morning of Thursday, November 12 in Chisapanigarhi area of Bhimfedi Rural Municipality-6 of Makwanpur district in Bagmati province of Nepal. The electric microbus going from Kathmandu towards Sarlahi district suddenly went out of control and fell into a deep gorge below the mountain road.
At the time of the accident, 20 people including the driver were traveling in the vehicle. The microbus had fallen about 300 meters, while some local media organizations of Nepal have reported its depth to be 500 to 700 meters.
14 people died in the accident, six passengers were injured
A total of 14 people lost their lives in this tragic accident, including the driver. The dead included several residents of Sunderpur area of Chakraghatta Rural Municipality-4 in Sarlahi district. According to local media of Nepal, six members of the same family have also died in this accident.
Meanwhile, six passengers injured in the accident were taken to Hetauda Hospital for treatment. Of these, three injured were discharged after first aid, while three seriously injured passengers were referred to other hospitals for further treatment.
All the passengers were returning to celebrate Chhath.
According to police, all the people traveling in the microbus were residents of Sarlahi district in southern Nepal. He was staying in Kathmandu for employment and other work and was returning to his home to celebrate Chhath festival.
This year Chhath festival is to be celebrated on Sunday, 15 November. Local families were waiting for their relatives to reach home and were busy preparing for the festival. But this accident took away the happiness of many families. There is an atmosphere of mourning in Sunderpur village due to the death of many people simultaneously.
Five-member committee formed to investigate the accident
Nepal administration has constituted a five-member investigation committee to find out the causes of the accident. The committee has been directed to submit the report within a week. In the investigation, aspects like technical condition of the vehicle, road condition, condition of the driver, route permit and seating of passengers in excess of the prescribed capacity will be examined.
Preliminary information has also revealed the possibility of the driver being tired and not getting enough rest. It was told that after the last journey, the driver had left again with passengers at around 2 o’clock in the night. However, the actual cause of the accident will become clear only after the investigation report comes.