MAKWANPUR: The death toll from the passenger electric vehicle (EV) accident at Chisapani Gadhi in Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-6, Makwanpur, has risen to 14 following the recovery of three additional bodies from the accident site.
All 14 people who died in the accident have now been identified, while six others sustained injuries, according to the District Police Office, Makwanpur. Deputy Superintendent of Police Madhav Kafle, spokesperson for the District Police Office, said the deceased included five women and children and nine men.
Of the deceased, 13 were from Sundarpur Tol in Chakraghatta Rural Municipality-4, Sarlahi, while the remaining victim was the vehicle’s driver, 30-year-old Ravi Shankar Kumar Mandal, from Kabilasi Rural Municipality-8, Sarlahi.
Those identified include Bikesh Yadav, 26; Poonam Yadav, 35; Diksha Yadav, 7; Deepika Yadav, 5; Anu Kumari Yadav, 10; Guddu Yadav, 35/36; Gayatri Devi, 30/32; Ramdular Yadav, 25/26; Subodh Yadav, 24/25; and Rohan Yadav, 15.
The injured have been identified as Mukesh Yadav, 33; Saksham Kumar Yadav, 5; Sujan Yadav, 3; Devendra Rai alias Bechu, 31; Devendra Rai, 26; and Sudip Yadav, 14 months.
Among the injured, Mukesh Yadav, Saksham Kumar Yadav and Devendra Rai, 26, have been discharged after receiving treatment.
Three-year-old Sujan Yadav and 14-month-old Sudip Yadav have been referred to Mediciti Hospital in Kathmandu for further treatment, while 31-year-old Devendra Rai has been referred to Manakamana Hospital in Bharatpur.
The EV Hiace bearing registration number Madhes Province 03-001 Ja 0880 was travelling from Kathmandu to Sarlahi when it plunged approximately 500 metres off the road at around 5:45 am on Thursday. The accident occurred at Chisapani Gadhi along the Bhimphedi–Kulekhani–Kathmandu road section.
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