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Three rescued after microbus plunges off BP Highway in Kavre



KAVRE: Three people, including the driver, were injured when a microbus plunged off the BP Highway at Selfiedanda, Namobuddha Municipality-2, Kavrepalanchok.

The microbus (Ba 3 Kha 8459), travelling from Jhapa to Kathmandu, veered off the road and plunged approximately 200 metres down a slope at around 2 a.m.

According to the District Police Office, Kavre, the injured have been identified as driver Lok Bahadur Century, 37, of Ilam Municipality-6, Rita Apagai, 26, of Bhumlu Rural Municipality-7, Kavre, and her nine-year-old son, Ritik.

Rameshwor Pandey, assistant sub-inspector at the Temporary Police Post in Kavrebhanjyang, said personnel from the Nepali Army, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force jointly rescued the three and transported them to Dhulikhel Hospital for treatment.

Publish Date : 19 October 2026 06:21 AM

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