Bhaktapur, July 27: Purna Bahadur Bhandel who was injured in a passenger bus accident that happened at Chagunarayan Municipality-9 on Tuesday afternoon has died this morning.
The 60-year-old He succumbed to injuries in course of treatment at Madhyapur Thimi-based Madhaypur Hospital, police said. A total of 23 passengers including Bhandel were hurt when a passenger bus ( Ba 2 Kha 6817) heading towards Chagunarayan from Ratnapark fell some 150 meters down the road at around 17:00 pm in Budhathoki village.
The injured are identified as Srijan KC, 15, Sajan Pariyar,14, Ripesh Maharjan, 15, Leelamani Bhandel, 30, Rukmani Bhandel, 36, Bhawana Pariyar,28, Bikki Tamang, 8, Suman Bhandel, 11, Nanumaya Bhandel, 37, Ujjwal Bhandel, 11 and Sabita Tamang, 20 of the Changunarayan area.
Nawaraj Shrestha, 26, Bhuwan Raj Shrestha, 36 and Kritika Tamang, 24 of Changunaryan, and Manju Basnet, 40, of Nala, Kavre-3, Bishnumaya Shrestha, 60, of Sarlahi, bus driver Binod Prajapati,24, of Chyamasingh, Bhaktapur Municipality-1, his assistant Suraj Bhattarai, 19, of Jhapa-1, Rahul Bhattarai, 19, and Pradeep Bhattarai, 25, of Dolahpa, Prakash Karki 20, of Panauti, Kavre and Rajan Bhandel, 14, are also injured in the accident.
Of them, 20 are receiving treatment in Madhyapur Hospital while one has been admitted to B$B and one is being treated at Maharajgunj-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital. RSS
The 60-year-old He succumbed to injuries in course of treatment at Madhyapur Thimi-based Madhaypur Hospital, police said. A total of 23 passengers including Bhandel were hurt when a passenger bus ( Ba 2 Kha 6817) heading towards Chagunarayan from Ratnapark fell some 150 meters down the road at around 17:00 pm in Budhathoki village.
The injured are identified as Srijan KC, 15, Sajan Pariyar,14, Ripesh Maharjan, 15, Leelamani Bhandel, 30, Rukmani Bhandel, 36, Bhawana Pariyar,28, Bikki Tamang, 8, Suman Bhandel, 11, Nanumaya Bhandel, 37, Ujjwal Bhandel, 11 and Sabita Tamang, 20 of the Changunarayan area.
Nawaraj Shrestha, 26, Bhuwan Raj Shrestha, 36 and Kritika Tamang, 24 of Changunaryan, and Manju Basnet, 40, of Nala, Kavre-3, Bishnumaya Shrestha, 60, of Sarlahi, bus driver Binod Prajapati,24, of Chyamasingh, Bhaktapur Municipality-1, his assistant Suraj Bhattarai, 19, of Jhapa-1, Rahul Bhattarai, 19, and Pradeep Bhattarai, 25, of Dolahpa, Prakash Karki 20, of Panauti, Kavre and Rajan Bhandel, 14, are also injured in the accident.
Of them, 20 are receiving treatment in Madhyapur Hospital while one has been admitted to B$B and one is being treated at Maharajgunj-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital. RSS