RSP expresses grief over Thawang road accident

Kathmandu, May 2: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has expressed grief and paid tributes to the people who died in the road accident that took place last Thursday in Rolpa.

Twenty-people were killed in the accident involving a passenger jeep (Lu. 1 Ja. 4167) while it was heading from Rukum East to Thawang Rural Municipality-Jaljala in the district.     

Spokesperson Manish Jha, in a condolence statement today, said that this painful incident causing many casualties has left the party shocked and heartbroken. The party has also extended heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members and wished the injured a speedy recovery. Only one among the 21 travelling in the jeep survived the incident.     

This tragic incident has once again raised serious questions about the state of road safety in the country, the party has said and expressed its commitment to move forward firmly with policy reforms, strict implementation of traffic discipline and necessary infrastructure development to reduce traffic accidents, and prevent a recurrence of such tragic incidents in the future.(RSS)