गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Death toll in Sindhuli bus accident hits six Nepal Death toll in Sindhuli bus accident hits six KathmanduPati March 12, 2023 File Photo KATHMANDU – Death toll in the Sindhuli bus accident has reached six. The identity of all the deceased is yet to be ascertained. The dead included three male, two women and one child. Five of them died on the spot, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Chiranjivi Dahal. A passenger vehicle (Ba 2 Kha 6596) skidded off the road and crashed into the retaining wall at Kuivir of Phikal Rural Municipality-4 in Sindhuli district along the Mid-hill Highway today, killing six and injuring 29 others. The ill-fated vehicle was headed to Kathmandu from Okhaldhunga. The injured were rescued shortly and rushed to a community hospital in Golanjor Rural Municipality-7, said Dahal. The driver of the vehicle is receiving treatment at a health facility in Ghurmi, and his condition is said to be normal. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Flood relief funds reach Rs 17.54 billion Landslide suspected as cause of deadly Budhi Gandaki flood Flood sweeps away six bridges, 10 people missing Flood sweeps away 35 homes in riverside villages Flash flood sweeps away riverside bazaar and hydropower camp When Nepal Goes Offline Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Police make a woman public in connection to Gongabu murder case This time’s Teej, social distancing please! Namrata is Miss Nepal 2020 Nepal Army’s Brigadier General Bigyan Dev Pandey gets promoted to Major General The FinCEN Files: Nepali banks and companies transact billions of rupees through dubious channels Asheem Man Singh Basnyat: We can evolve as a company to better suit a post-covid world