Ten people died and five others were injured after a microbus plunged off the road in Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-6, Chisapani Gadhi, Makwanpur district, on Thursday morning.The accident occurred around 6:10 am when the microbus, travelling from Kathmandu to Sarlahi, fell approximately 700 metres down a slope, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police Shailendra Thapa, spokesperson for the Armed Police Force (APF).Preliminary police reports indicate that all 15 people aboard the vehicle were involved in the accident. A rescue team led by an APF deputy superintendent from the Bhimphedi Security Base has been deployed to the site. A joint team comprising the Nepal Army, Nepal Police, and Armed Police Force personnel is continuing rescue operations.Further details of the accident, including the full identities of the deceased and injured, and the exact cause of the crash, are awaited. Sources differ on whether the vehicle was an electric vehicle or a standard microbus.
Background
- Makwanpur is one of Nepal's 77 districts, located in Bagmati Province, with Hetauda as its headquarters.
- Bhimphedi is a rural municipality within Makwanpur district, covering an area of 245.27 square kilometres and comprising nine wards.
- Chisapani Gadhi is a fort in Bhimphedi, Makwanpur, built around 1744-1745 AD to control the route between the Kathmandu Valley and the southern Terai, protecting one of the main trade routes through the hills.
What happens next
Rescue operations are ongoing.
