Death Toll in Minibus Accident in Nepal Rises to 14

The death toll from an electric minibus accident in Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-6 of Makwanpur district has risen to 14, with authorities identifying 11 of the victims.

The accident occurred along the Bhimphedi–Kulekhani road section as the vehicle was travelling from Kathmandu to Sarlahi district.

Six members of the same family from Chakraghatta Rural Municipality-4 in Sarlahi were among those killed.

They include a 35-year-old woman, Punam Yadav, her three daughters aged 10, seven and five, and two other family members.

Among the 11 identified victims are the vehicle’s driver, around 30-year-old Rabishankar Kumar Mandal, and other passengers from Sarlahi.

The identities of three victims are yet to be established.

Six injured passengers were rescued and taken to Hetauda Hospital.

Three of them have been discharged following treatment, while two children, aged three and 14 months, have been referred to Mediciti Hospital in Kathmandu.

Another injured passenger has been referred to Manakamana Hospital in Bharatpur.

Police personnel from the Bagmati Province Police Battalion and the provincial disaster management unit were additionally deployed for search and rescue operations.

Police say further search and rescue efforts are continuing at the accident site.