A student died in a road accident at Koteshwor on Tuesday morning, Metropolitan Traffic Police Division (MTPD) said. The police have identified the deceased as Srijan Dhakal, 17, a student of Gems College. Dhakal was fatally crushed by the back wheel of a passenger bus (Ba 2 Kha 7984) while disembarking from it. The student had boarded the bus from Bhaktapur which was heading to Naya Baneshwor. The Metropolitan Police Circle, Koteshwor, has impounded the bus and launched a search for the absconding driver.