Bus heading to Achham meets with an accident in Surkhet; 9 injured
KALIKOT:- Nine people were injured today when a minibus (Force vehicle) met with an accident at Lagam Dandamod in Panchapuri Municipality-3, Surkhet. The vehicle—bearing license plate Karnali Province 02-001 Ja 0844 and traveling from Lamki in Kailali toward Achham—lost control and overturned on the road at approximately 10:30 AM.
According to the District Police Office, Surkhet, the nine injured individuals have been taken to Panchapuri Basic Hospital for treatment. Police stated that three of the injured are in moderate condition, while the remaining six are in stable condition.
Those injured in the accident include 27-year-old Jivankala Bayak from Turmakhand Rural Municipality-6 (Achham), 25-year-old Hemanta Timalsina from Binayak Municipality-1 (Achham), and 20-year-old Gopal Bogati from Lamkichuha Municipality-4 (Kailali).
According to the police, Jivankala Bayak sustained injuries to her head and arms. Hemanta Timalsina also sustained injuries to his head and arms, as did Gopal Bogati. The police stated that the condition of all three individuals is moderate.
The injured Timalsina was referred to the Provincial Hospital in Kalagaun, Surkhet, at 11:30 AM today for further treatment.
Six other people were also injured in the accident. The injured include three-year-old Samir Badi from Kailali; 41-year-old Birkh Tamta and 20-year-old Sharada Tamta from Thantikadh Rural Municipality-3, Dailekh; 15-year-old Niraj Bhandari from Kamal Bazar Municipality-7, Achham; 35-year-old Dhiraj BK from Binayak Municipality-8, Achham; and 20-year-old Shanti Bhandari from Lamkichuha Municipality-4, Kailali.
According to details provided by the police, Samir Badi sustained injuries to his head and hand. Birkha Tamta sustained an injury to his hand, Sharada Tamta to her head, Niraj Bhandari to his hand, Dhiraj BK to his hand, and Shanti Bhandari to her head. The police stated that the condition of all these individuals is stable.
The other 10 passengers who were in the vehicle—including children—are safe. The District Police Office, Surkhet, stated that they have been sent on to their destinations in coordination with the relevant committee.
According to the police, the vehicle was being driven by Bishnu Shahi, a man of approximately 35 years from Binayak Municipality in Achham. The police reported that the driver fled the scene after the vehicle lost control and overturned on the road; a search for him is currently underway.
Upon receiving news of the accident, a police team—consisting of two personnel from the Salkot Police Post and six others (including traffic police) from the Babiyachaur Area Police Office, led by Sub-Inspector Buddhisagar Chaudhary—was deployed to the scene. According to Inspector Shyam Prakash Yadav, the acting Information Officer for the District Police Office, Surkhet, further investigation into the incident is underway.
