18 dead 14 injured in Kavre bus accident

By TRN Online, Kathmandu, Dec. 13: At least 18 people have been killed while 14 others injured when a bus met with an accident at Chalal Ganesh Sthan in Bethanchowk Rural Municipality-4 of Kavre.

14 injured have been taken to hospital for treatment.

Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has instructed Kavre CDO Humkala Pande and district police chief Chakra Raj Joshi to ensure immediate rescue of the injured and their treatment.

CDO Pande said that 18 died when a reserved bus (Ba 3 Kha 4385) collided at about 6 pm this evening. The passengers of the bus were returning from Chyalti ward no 5 of Bethanchowk to ward no. 11 of Banepa municipality.

She said the exact number of the dead was yet to be officially ascertained.

The police have said that the injured have been undergoing treatment at Shir Memorial Hospital and Dhulikhel Hospital.

CDO Pande said the number of the passengers was also yet to be ascertained and that Nepal Police and Nepali Army personnel were conducting rescue operation even using dozer.