Posted by: ashu October 28, 2004
Counting highway accidents
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20 people injured in separate accidents KOL Report KATHMANDU, Oct 28 - At least 20 people were injured in two separate bus accidents on Thursday. According to our Dharan correspondent, 14 people were injured when a passenger bus skidded off the road at Bhedetar VDC along the Dharan-Dhankuta road section on Koshi Highway at round 1pm this afternoon. The reports say the ill-fated bus bound to Bastipur from Dharan met with the accident due to break failure. The conditions of three people were reported to be critical. Elsewhere, eight people were injured as a bus bound for Tansen of Palpa from Tamghas of Gulmi met with an accident near Ridhi area today. Of the injured, three are undergoing treatment at Mission Hospital in Tansen, while others are being treated at local sub-health posts in Ridhi added reports. (hbt) *************************** RESULTS so far (since 11 Oct 2004) (a) DEAD: 36 + 2 = 38 dead (b) INJURED: 311 +22 = 333-plus injured (c) TOTAL victims (a + b) = 38 + 311 = 349-plus (d) Victims identified by their names: only 4 so far, in these reports.
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