BHAKTAPUR: Three people died on the spot while 12 others were injured when a bus and a scooter were hit by a falling tree at Sallaghari of Bhaktapur this afternoon.
According to the Metropolitan Police Range Bhaktapur, the vehicles were in motion when they were hit by a tree that fell all of a sudden.
Range information officer Deputy Superintendent of Police, Raju Pandey, said the bus (Ba 2 Kha 3584) was heading to Dudhpati from Kathmandu via Thimi and the two-wheeler (Ba 61 Pa 3968) was en route to Sallaghari from Dudhpati, Bhaktapur when the accident happened.
According to eye witnesses, of the dead, two were the passengers of the bus while one was travelling in the scooter. The injured were rushed to the Iwamura Hospital, Sallaghari, Madhyapur Hospital Thimi and the Bhaktapur International Hospital, Kaushaltar.
The number of the injured may go up and identities of the deceased and injured are yet to be ascertained, it is said. Until the filing of this report, rescue efforts were underway.
As locals said, the old tree was brought down by wind after 12:00 noon today.
Lawmakers draw government’s attention towards Sallaghari fatal accident
Meanwhile, members in the House of Representatives have drawn the government’s attention towards a fatal accident occurred at Sallaghari of Bhaktapur today.
Speaking at a special hour of the lower house today, Prem Suwal informed the session that three people died and some others were injured in the accident when a falling tree hit a passengers bus and a scooter. He urged the government to ensure proper compensation to the victims and better and free medical treatment for the injured. He also demanded the government take measures to prevent possible incidents of same nature in other areas as well.
Mahesh Basnet wished for quick recovery of the injured and demanded the government to remove old vehicles from the route as well.
According to police, three people died on the spot while 12 others were injured when a bus en route to Dudhpati, Bhaktapur from Kathmandu and a scooter heading towards Sallaghari from Dudhpati were hit by a falling tree at Sallaghari of Bhaktapur this afternoon.
