Ramechhap bus accident: 10 dead identified

Ramechhap, Feb 10: Ten of the 12 people who died in a bus accident that took place earlier today near Manthali, the district headquarters of Ramechhap, have been identified.     

They are Bhim Bahadur Tamang, 38, Sanumaya Tamang, 35, Ramita Tamang, 26, and Tara Tamang, 31, of Likhu Tamakoshi Rural Municipality-7 in Ramechhap; Babi Tamang, 22, and Dipendra Basnet, 26, of Likhu Tamakoshi-4; Dipesh Basnet of Likhu Tamakoshi Rural Municipality-6; Man Kumari Baruwal, 45, of Likhu-6; Shiva Shrestha, 34, of Golanjor Rural Municipality-6 in Sindhuli; and Man Bahadur Tamang, 60, of Bhimeshwor Municipality-8 in Dolakha, according to Manthali Hospital’s Medical Superintendent Dr Keshab Singh Dhami.     

The identities of two others are yet to be ascertained.     

Ramechhap’s Deputy Superintendent of Police, Bhola Bhatta, said eight people, including the driver, were injured in the accident and are being treated at Khurkot-based Jeevan Hospital, Manthali Hospital, and Tamakoshi Hospital.     

Police have taken the bus driver into custody. The search for the remaining passengers is underway.     

The bus (Pradesh 03-01-005 Kha 9975) of Araniko Yatayat, heading to Okhaldhunga from Kathmandu, veered off the road and fell about 100 meters at Masantar of Manthali Municipality-6 before plunging into the Tamakoshi River early this morning.(RSS)