Friday, October 13, 2006

11 killed in two separate road accidents

Eleven persons were killed and 99 passengers injured in two separate road accidents Friday morning.
10 passengers including a woman and two children were killed and 55 others injured when a passenger bus met with an accident in Mahadev Besi of Dhading district Friday morning.
Of the deceased passengers, eight were killed on the spot while two others died while undergoing treatment at Bir Hospital.
According to reports, the ill-fated bus with registration number NA 2 Kha 2834 heading towards Kathmandu from Katari, Udayapur fell down 200 m to Mahesh Khola.
Meanwhile, one Bangladeshi student was killed and 44 others injured when a reserved bus (Na 3 Kha 1310) carrying students of Textile University, Dhaka met with an accident at Ratemate, Churiyamai of Makawanpur this morning.
The bus carrying engineering students from Bangladesh was heading towards Kathmandu from Kakarvitta.
According to police, the bus was carrying 39 Bangladeshi students, four helpers and two bus employees.
It is reported that the bus veered off the road when the driver fell asleep at around 3:30 a.m.

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