MAKWANPUR: Ten people were killed and five others injured when a microbus plunged off a cliff at Chisapani Gadhi in Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-6, Makawanpur, on Thursday morning.
According to police, the deceased include three women, five men and two girls. The injured comprise three men and two boys.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Madhav Kafle, spokesperson for the Makawanpur District Police Office, said the pickup truck bearing registration number Madhes Province 03-001 Ja 0880 was travelling from Kathmandu to Sarlahi when it veered off the road and plunged approximately 500 metres down a slope at around 5:45 am.
Police said there were 15 people, including the driver, aboard the vehicle at the time of the accident.
The identities and other details of the deceased and injured are yet to be established.
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