Nepal

Thirteen of the 17 persons killed in a bus accident at Bethanchowk Rural Municipality-4 in Kavrepalanchowk have been identified, police said. 

Twenty-two others also were injured when a bus (Ba 3 Kha 4385) met with an accident while returning to Banepa from Chyalti of Banethok after attending the Chewar ceremony. Some of them are said to be in critical condition. 

According to Superintendent of Police Chakraraj Joshi, Nirmala Tamang,79; Yogesh Tamang, 11; Ankur Tamang,50; Hema Tamang, 43; Pushkar Tamang, 10; Kopila Tamang, 25; and Shreya Tamang, 6, of Banepa Municipality-11 died in the accident.

Likewise, Raj Kumar Tamang, 39, and Gita Shrestha, 28, of Banepa-14, Jelly Tamang, 37, of Mandan Deupur Municipality-1, Buddha Tamang, 30, of Dhulikhel Municipality-11, and Manju Tamang, 32, of Bethanchowk Rural Municipality-5 were killed in the accident.

Similarly, bus driver Santosh Timalsina, 22, of Mahakal Municipality-4 in Lalitpur and currently living in Panauti-4 also died in the incident.

Four of the deceased are yet to be identified, SP Joshi said.  

As per the preliminary investigation, the speeding bus crashed against a roadside wall and landed on its side. Thirty-nine passengers were travelling on the bus. 

The injured are receiving treatment at Sheer Memorial Hospital in Banepa, Dhulikhel Hospital, Madhyapur Thimi Hospital, Bir Hospital, Neuro Hospital in Bansbari, among other hospitals, Chief District Officer of Kavre Humkala Pandey said.

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