Posted by: ashu October 23, 2004
Counting highway accidents
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Another one: ************** One killed, 56 injured in bus accidents in Bhaktapur KOL Report KATHMANDU, Oct 23 - At least one passenger was killed and 56 others injured - 12 of them seriously, in two separate road accidents in Bhaktapur district on Saturday afternoon. According to Police, a passenger bus heading towards Duwakot of Bhaktapur from Kathmandu met with an accident at Thimi along Arniko Highway at around 3:30 this afternoon. Reports said the overcrowded bus traveling at a high speed, got out of driver's control and overturned at Thimi. 35-year-old Shyam Kaji Makaju of Bhaktapur was killed while undergoing treatment at Bhaktapur Hospital. 23 others were injured in the incident. Similarly, 33 passengers were injured when another bus bound to Dadhikot of Bhaktapur from Kathmandu met with an accident at around 4 this afternoon. Those injured in both the accident are undergoing treatment at Bhaktapur Hospital, B&B Hospital in Patan and Bir Hospital in Kathmandu. (dds) ************** RESULTS so far: (a) DEAD: 35 + 1 = 36 dead, as per these REPORTED highway accidents in Nepal, since 11 Oct, 2004 (b) INJURED: 120 + 56 = 176-plus injured in these REPORTED highway accidents in Nepal since 11 Oct. 2004 (c) TOTAL victims (a + b) = 212-plus (d) Victims identified by their names: only 4 so far, in these reports.
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