bus en route to Capital from Rajbiraj plunged into Trishuli River at Ghatbesi Bange Mode in Dhading district on Saturday morning.
Police have recovered 11 dead bodies
from the river, out of which seven are male and four female. Their
identity is not yet known.
It is learnt 15 passengers managed to save their life by swimming to the river bank. They are all injured.
The exact number of passengers on board the bus is not known,
therefore, rescuers have no idea how many bodies might be in the river.
Police believe there are still dozens of passengers trapped inside the
bus.
Police have begun the rescue operation but as the bus is still
inside the river, they see a very slim chance that the trapped
passengers could be rescued alive.
The ill-fated bus Na 6 Kha 1467 belonging to Santosh Travels fell into the river at 5:30am Saturday, according to police.
Dhading Police Chief SP Dhrubaraj Raut said two passengers have
been sent to Trauma Centre in Kathmandu for treatment while 13 other
injured ones have been sent to Gajuri.
Although the exact number of passengers is not clearly known, the
injured passengers say there were around 50 passengers inside the bus
while few more were travelling on the roof of the bus.
Eleven-year-old Laxman Siwakoti of
Arjundhara, Jhapa was found dead at Baisawadi in Birtamod Municipality-1
on September 30. Locals took to the streets on Friday, saying the
police administration had failed to carry out proper investigation.
Police fired rubber bullets to contain the situation after a clash flared up between security personnel and locals.
Nawaraj Thapa, 32, of Arjundhara Municipality-11 died after he was hit by a rubber bullet, confirmed police. Thapa died while being rushed to Mechi Zonal Hospital. More than 50 were injured, six critically, in the clash.
After the minor was found dead in suspicious condition with bruises all over his body, the family members had approached police. According to locals, DSP Rajkumar Silwal had misbehaved with the family members who had reached the police office to file an FIR, prompting them to resort to protest.
Police later registered an FIR against Suresh Pokharel of Birtamod-5 and eight members of his family. They were set to be produced before the court on Friday.
But the kin of the deceased and locals announced Birtamod banda, saying police had failed to perform a detailed investigation.
The protesting locals also vandalised two vehicles and torched a motorcycle. They also vandalised the house of Dhruba Kumar Siwakoti, chief of Birtamod Municipality. Birtamod police have arrested 35 protesters for defying the curfew.
Police fired rubber bullets to contain the situation after a clash flared up between security personnel and locals.
Nawaraj Thapa, 32, of Arjundhara Municipality-11 died after he was hit by a rubber bullet, confirmed police. Thapa died while being rushed to Mechi Zonal Hospital. More than 50 were injured, six critically, in the clash.
After the minor was found dead in suspicious condition with bruises all over his body, the family members had approached police. According to locals, DSP Rajkumar Silwal had misbehaved with the family members who had reached the police office to file an FIR, prompting them to resort to protest.
Police later registered an FIR against Suresh Pokharel of Birtamod-5 and eight members of his family. They were set to be produced before the court on Friday.
But the kin of the deceased and locals announced Birtamod banda, saying police had failed to perform a detailed investigation.
The protesting locals also vandalised two vehicles and torched a motorcycle. They also vandalised the house of Dhruba Kumar Siwakoti, chief of Birtamod Municipality. Birtamod police have arrested 35 protesters for defying the curfew.
