Hetauda. At least 10 people, including the driver, were killed and five others injured when a passenger microbus met with an accident at Chisapani Gadhi in Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-6 of Makwanpur district on Thursday morning.
The accident took place at around 5:45 am on the Bhimphedi-Kulekhani-Kathmandu road section. The accident took place when the microbus (EV) with registration number 03-001 Ja 0880 fell into a cliff about 500 to 700 meters below the road. It has been revealed that 15 people including the driver were on the vehicle.
The deceased include 5 men, 3 women and 2 girls. A joint team of Nepal Army, Armed Police Force and Nepal Police rescued 5 injured from the accident and sent them to Hetauda Hospital for treatment. The details of the deceased and injured are yet to be ascertained, police said.
Nepal’s Critical Position in Global Road Safety Index
This tragic incident of Bhimphedi has once again exposed the horrific state of road safety in Nepal. According to various international studies and global road safety indexes, Nepal is among the most vulnerable and dangerous countries in the world in terms of road safety.
According to the statistics of the World Bank and the World Health Organization, Nepal’s road death rate is the highest in South Asia. According to the statistics of Nepal Police, on an average, 7 people die daily due to road accidents across the country.
Narrow and dilapidated hilly roads, geographical remoteness, lack of mechanical testing of vehicles, poor enforcement of traffic rules and poor governance are the reasons behind such fatal accidents.TAG_OPEN_p_11
