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Five dead, 26 hurt in bus crash
At least five persons died and 26 others got injured in a bus accident along the Siddhicharan Highway at Chanaute in Lekhani-5, Udayapur, Friday.bookmark
Published at : December 10, 2016
Updated at : December 10, 2016 08:42
Udayapur
At least five persons died and 26 others got injured in a bus accident along the Siddhicharan Highway at Chanaute in Lekhani-5, Udayapur, Friday. The bus (Ba 4 Kha 3620), heading to Saptari from Halesi in Khotang, plunged some 50 metres down the road at around 9 am . Four of the deceased were identified Saraswoti Devi Ram, 60, Kusum Devi Ram, 33, Dipesh Ram, 11, and Dhakan Ram, 70. Police said the identity of fifth victim, a woman, could not be ascertained. Deputy Superintendent of Police Chiranjivi Koirala of Katari Area Police Office said two persons, including the driver, were seriously injured.
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